In Search Of Stolen

Nazi Treasures

FAIRFIELD — Israeli investigative journalist Yaron Svoray will be the guest speaker at a lecture sponsored by Fairfield University’s Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies on Tuesday, November 27, at 7:30 pm, in the university’s School of Nursing auditorium. Mr Svoray will discuss “The Life Diamonds: A 55-Year Search for Nazi Stolen Holocaust Treasures.”

Mr Svoray, the son of Holocaust survivors, has committed himself to exposing the growing Neo-Nazi movements of Germany, Europe, and the United States. Working in conjunction with the famous Simon Wiesenthal Center, he ingratiated himself to members of the movement and thus came in contact with key Nazi platform figures. His story has been told both in his book In Hitler’s Shadow and the HBO original film The Infiltrator.

In July 1999 Mr Svoray returned to Europe, this time to the site of a former Gestapo stronghold on the French and German border, in search of a cache of uncut diamonds confiscated from Jews. The dangerous undertaking not only proved to be a success but also led to new information about Jewish deportation and victimization perpetrated by the Nazis. Mr Svoray’s search for the Life Diamonds is presently being made into a documentary that will be shown on The History Channel in early 2003.

The lecture is free and open to the public, but reservations are suggested. Fairfield University is on North Benson Road; signs are posted from the Merritt Parkway and I-95. For information or to reserve a seat, call Judaic Studies at 203-254-4000, extension 2066.