Inheritors of Memory with Jessica Fenton

Join us for this installation of the Inheritors of Memory Speaker Series as we enter our third season!

Jessica Fenton's grandparents, Murray and Natalie Bofentrenstein were both Polish Jews. Natalie was born Naska Grunwald in Sosnowiec in 1918. Natalie and her sisters, all skilled seamstresses, sewed for Nazi wives while imprisoned in the Sosnowiec ghetto. Natalie then suffered terrible conditions in forced labor camps, and a subcamp Auschwitz.

Murray survived by escaping the Nazis and taking on a non-Jewish Polish identity. With his new identity, Murray was able to work for German factories until the end of the war.

They met in Stuttgart, Germany in a Displaced Persons camp. They immigrated to the United States in 1949.

Jessica and her family live in the Seattle area.

The program will be 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM.

Refreshments to be served.

Suggested admission is $12 for adults, or $7 for Students and Seniors and can be paid upon entry.

Reserved tickets are recommended, and walk-ins are welcome.

This reservation includes all-day admission to the museum.

This program is made possible with support from the Ruth Anderson Wheeler and Henry O. Wheeler Charitable Trust and the Tulalip Foundation.