A Toledoan in the Holocaust

Genealogy Fair | Presented by Toledo Library

Learn about the remarkable life of Holocaust survivor and Toledo businessman: Philip Markowicz, author of "My Three Lives"

Philip Markowicz’s first life was growing up as an ultra-orthodox Jewish boy in Poland. His second life was surviving the ghetto only to be sent to Auschwitz and a series of other concentration camps ending the war on a death march. Philip survived the Holocaust and after 5 years in a Displaced Persons camp, he lived his third life in Toledo where he built a successful business and raised a family. 

About the Presenter:

Hindea Sohn Markowicz received her BA in History and Political Science with Art minor from The Ohio State University. She did graduate work at Northeastern University, Capital University, and the University of Toledo, and was certified to teach Social Studies and Art. She is the Director of the Ruth Fajerman Markowicz Holocaust Resource Center of Greater Toledo, a key resource for Holocaust related information and activities for area educators, students, organizations, and the public. She was the initiator and associate producer of Bearing Witness, an award-winning documentary of students interviewing Toledo-area Holocaust survivors frequently shown on Public Television. She organizes numerous local events including: the Annual Diversity Day Program, Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Day, Kristallnacht Commemoration, teacher workshops, and various public presentations related to the Holocaust. She is a local Jefferson Award Winner, a Women of Toledo Honoree, recipient of several service awards from the Jewish Federation and received the Hadassah National Award of Excellence in Women’s Health Education for the “Check It Out” Breast Cancer Program that presented breast cancer information to over 50,000 regional high school girls for 25 years. She often speaks about the experiences of her late father-in-law, Philip Markowicz, a local Holocaust survivor.

Sensory Considerations: This program will use artificial lighting. All speakers will use microphones.

Accessibility Details: Located on the first floor, accessed by elevator and/or stairs. All doors will feature an automatic function or be propped open prior to program start. Tile or low pile carpet throughout the building. Limited free parking is available in the attached garage. 

Please call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommodation at least two weeks prior to the program date.