Team Scott AFB Had the Honor of Hearing From Eugene 'Yani' Halpert, Holocaust Survivor, and Listen to His Story of Hope, Perseverance
May 09, 2024
May 09, 2024
SCOTT AFB, Illinois, May 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news:
By 1st Lt. Leyinzca Bihlajama, 375th Air Mobility Wing
While only 5 years old in 1942, Halpert still vividly remembers the day he felt a shift in his small town of Slovakia when he saw a swastika sign with an antisemitic message.
What followed was a period of unrest and confusion as Jewish families were being rounded and sent to Auschwitz, under what would later . . .
By 1st Lt. Leyinzca Bihlajama, 375th Air Mobility Wing
While only 5 years old in 1942, Halpert still vividly remembers the day he felt a shift in his small town of Slovakia when he saw a swastika sign with an antisemitic message.
What followed was a period of unrest and confusion as Jewish families were being rounded and sent to Auschwitz, under what would later . . .