Hear Abe's story

It’s simple — just email Steve Goldberg, at MrGoldberg@gmail.com, and Steve will work with you to craft a session that will work for your group. Abe had a knack for connecting with his audiences, and Steve’s goal is to keep Abe’s legacy alive by doing the same thing.

A visit for now happens over Zoom or some similar video conferencing platform. Once condiitons allow for in-person visits, Steve would love to visit your group in person! 

Audience members will learn Abe’s story by hearing video clips of Abe telling his own story, woven together and narrated by Steve. The format makes it feel like Steve and Abe — and some of Abe’s family members — are having a conversation (see testimonials). Steve adds photos, maps and historical context to help put Abe’s story in the overall context of the Holocaust and World War II. 

After hearing Abe’s story for about 50 minutes, Steve will host a Q&A with the audience. Ideally, participants will do about 15 minutes of preparation before Steve arrives. After hearing Abe’s story, it’s important for audience members to take time to reflect about what they learned, and Steve is happy to facilitate a follow-up conversation to help students process the experience.

A visit typically costs $500 to compensate Steve for the time he has invested in learning about Abe’s story and crafting a presentation that connects with audiences on a deep level (see testimonials). That said, Steve is committed to sharing Abe’s story as widely as possible, and if that cost is too much for your group/organization, Steve will work with you. 

Steve is a master teacher, and makes sure to connect with his audience. While he is not a survivor, Steve had a personal connection with Abe and has spent the past two years leanirng about Abe’s story and the Holocaust. Abe spoke without notes or pictures, and captivated audiences of all ages. Steve has curated more than a dozen powerful moments from Abe’s speeches and from personal interviews Steve conducted with Abe at his house to make a presentation that brings Abe’s story to life. You will see Abe narrate pictures of his hometown of Bialobrzegi, Poland, where Abe lived from 1928 to 1942; maps showing where Abe went from 1939 to 1945 when he was a slave laborer in Nazi Germany; and pictures of Abe and his family once he settled in Connecticut and moved to California in 1975. There are also documents such as a prisoner list from Vaihingen (a camp in Germany) that shows Abe’s name, as well as Abe’s name on the ship manifest that brought him to the US in 1947.

In the words of Peter Warren, a veteran teacher who heard Steve tell Abe’s story to his students at The Park School in Baltimore, MD, 

Having taught for over forty years, I have attended almost as many school assemblies commemorating the Holocaust. 
This was different — invigorating, provocative, and moving.
The way Steve told Abe’s story had a profound effect on me as well as the students.
The next morning, students in my classes wanted to keep talking about it.