BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv6.8.30.1785146738//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://jewishcliftonpark.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:Clifton Park Chabad X-WR-CALDESC:Where Every Jew is Family REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-9332c513ef44b682e9347822c2e457ac@jewishcliftonpark.org DTSTART:20251103T230000Z DTEND:20251104T003000Z DTSTAMP:20251020T143900Z CREATED:20251020 LAST-MODIFIED:20251020 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:12 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Kristallnacht & Israel Solidarity Event DESCRIPTION:Kristallnacht & Israel Solidarity Event\nMonday , November 3 | Clifton Park–Halfmoon Library\nHosted by Clifton Park Chabad\nJoin us for a powerful evening of remembrance and resilience as we mark Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” and stand together in solidarity with Israel.\nOur featured speaker, Ivan Vamos, was born in March 1938 in Budapest, Hungary, to an established Jewish family. That same month, Hitler’s troops marched into Austria — and as Ivan recalls, “The world was coming apart, and it was right next door.”\nWhen the Nazis came for Hungary’s Jews, Ivan’s father was conscripted into a slave labor battalion, where he perished like so many others. Then, as mother and child were being herded toward a boxcar, Ivan’s mother made a fateful decision — she grabbed his hand and ran.\nFor months, the two hid in the smoldering ruins of Budapest, surviving on scraps of food and their will to live.\n“As time passes, fewer Holocaust survivors remain to share their experiences,” Vamos reflects. “Hearing their stories now ensures they are preserved and passed on to future generations.”\nAfter the war, Ivan and his mother immigrated to the United States. He went on to attend New York City public schools, become a U.S. citizen, and build a distinguished career in public service. A Columbia University graduate with degrees in engineering geology, geophysics, and urban planning, Ivan retired as Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Development at New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.\nNow, more than eight decades later, Ivan shares his story — a story of courage, survival, and rebuilding — reminding us of the enduring strength of the Jewish people.\n\nIvan Vamos\nVamos was born in March 1938 in Budapest, Hungary, to an established Jewish family. At the same time, Adolph Hitler’s troops marched to take over Austria. The Vamos family assumed that their long established status in the community would keep them safe — but that was not to be.\n“The world was coming apart,” Vamos said, “and it was right next door.”\nSeveral members of his mother’s family fled Europe. Ivan’s father, however, was conscripted into a slave labor battalion. Like most of these Jewish men, Ivan’s father died.\n“After being rounded up to be boarded onto a boxcar, Ivan’s mother made a crucial decision, She grabbed his hand and ran.”\nSurviving on scraps of food, Ivan and his mother evaded authorities by hiding in the smoldering ruins of the city for months.\n“As time passes, fewer Holocaust survivors remain to share their experiences. Hearing their stories now ensures that their stories are documented and passed onto future generations.”\nVamos and his mother eventually immigrated to the United States, where he attended New York public schools. Vamos became a U.S. citizen in 1953.\nVamos graduated as an engineering geologist and geophysicist from Columbia College, has an master’s in urban planning from Columbia University School of Architecture, and completed the course-work for a doctorate in public administration at SUNY Albany.\nVamos retired from NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, where he was the deputy commissioner for Planning and Development — responsible for land and water resource management, development, planning, engineering, construction, land acquisition, and environmental issues. 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