Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, and imprisoned during the Holocaust in a German concentration camp, Major General Sidney Shachnow escaped from captivity and eventually settled in the United States, where he attained the rank of major general and served as commander of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command. He is also the author of the gripping memoir Hope and Honor. In his presentation at Elon, Maj. Gen. Shachnow shares his experiences of, and reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust.
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