I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum is thrilled to welcome national correspondent and author Elizabeth Mehren for a timely and vital conversation about her new book I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from the Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War. Elizabeth will be in conversation with two time Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Richard Read. Join us for a wine reception to conclude the evening. 

As Americans increasingly question how each of us fits into our nation's cultural tapestry, I Lived to Tell the World presents thirteen inspiring profiles of refugees who have settled in Oregon. They come from Rwanda, Myanmar, Bosnia, Syria, and more-different stories, different conflicts, but similar paths through loss and violence to a new, not always easy, life in the United States. The in-depth profiles are drawn from hours of interviews and oral histories; journalist Elizabeth Mehren worked collaboratively with the survivors to honor the complexity of…