Arthur and Lilly | Book Presentation

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Join ACF DC and the Goethe-Institut Washington for the book presentation of ARTHUR and LILLY by author Lilly Maier

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The book details the impact one encounter had on the lives of two people, shaping their outlooks on the past and their paths into the future. The story is based on author Lilly Maier’s real-life meeting and following friendship with Arthur Kern, a Holocaust-survivor. Arthur managed to flee from Austria onboard a French “Kindertransport” (children’s transport) in 1939 and eventually settled in the USA. Sixty-five years later, Arthur knocks on the door of the apartment he used to live in as a boy in Vienna, and meets eleven-year old Lilly. It is a moving tale of two lives that fatefully cross paths, and an immensely knowledgeable insight into the Kindertransporte that rescued hundreds of Jewish children.Lilly Maier is a historian, author and Austrian Fulbright Alumna. She holds degrees from the University of Munich and New York University, and has written several books about the rescue of Jewish children.The event is followed by an Austrian wine reception.*﻿***********Doors open at 6:15 p.m.*﻿***********Latecomer Policy: Please be advised that there can be no further admittance once the event has started.*﻿***********Seating is not guaranteed.*﻿**********Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the event. These might be used by ACF DC for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media, or in any third-party publication.*﻿************Parking on International Court is available after 6:30 pm (for the duration of the event), or on 36th Street (access to the Embassy through the park behind the building). Van Ness Metro (Red Line) is a short distance away.*﻿************

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