Our Stories - Death and Diamonds: The Story of Samuel Soldinger
Name:
Our Stories - Death and Diamonds: The Story of Samuel Soldinger
Date:
February 29, 2020
Time:
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM MST
Event Description:
Born into a Jewish family in Poland in 1924, Samuel Soldinger found himself and his family confined to the Krakow Ghetto after the Germans invaded. While everyone around him died, Samuel survived the Holocaust working in Oskar Schindler’s factory. After the war he learned to cut diamonds and moved to New York City. He arrived in Chandler, Arizona in 1962 to manage the new Harry Winston diamond manufacturing plant on Pecos Rd. Collections Coordinator Nate Meyers will share Samuel’s dramatic story.
