2020 Hope in Hazardous Times Participants
2020 March of Remembrance Texas Speakers
Bill Orlin
Holocaust survivor Bill Orlin was born in Poland in 1932 and was seven years old when Nazi troops invaded. His family watched as the Nazis destroyed
Rabbi Dan Gordon
National Rabbinic Adviser. Rabbi Dan Gordon has been the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Torah (TBT) since 1998. He received his rabbinic ordination (semicha) from the
Bobby Jucker
The Three Brothers Bakery’s story began in Chrzanow, Poland, in a building in which Napoleon had spent the night. We believe the bakery opened around 1825
Fr. Binh Quach
Fr. Binh The Quach is a quiet man with a peaceful demeanor steeped in Asian tradition who wants to unify people through dialogue. He loves all
Past March of Remembrance Texas Speakers
Lynne Aronoff
Lynne Aronoff of Houston is the new chair of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. She is the former president of StoneNet, Inc. She is also
Kaitlyn Dillingham
Kaitlyn Dillingham is a Sophomore Education Major at Texas A&M University. Before starting college she was the Events intern at the Leadership Institute in Washington D.C.
Steve Finkelman
Chief Financial Officer at Scope Imports, Inc. and member of numerous community boards
U. S. Rep. Bill Flores
Bill Flores is a ninth generation Texan, raised in Stratford, a small town in the Texas Panhandle. While growing up in this agricultural community, he learned
Samuel Haas
When Samuel Haas first learned of his forefathers’ actions in the war he wasn’t very interested. “But I noticed that I also had many prejudices against
Stefan Haas
Stefan Haas is pastor of TOS Leipzig, a Pentecostal-charismatic church, in Leipzig, Germany. He is Samuel Haas’ father. “In January 2017, Stefan Haas was appointed as
Denny Hair
CEO Portrayal of General George Patton. Contracted to portray General Patton worldwide for current and retired Armed Forces, Veteran groups, museums, historical organizations, documentaries, films and
Consul Omer Chechek-Katz
onsul Omer Chechek-Katz was appointed to his post at the Consulate General of Israel in Houston in August of 2017. Consul Chechek-Katz brings to the Houston
David Lawhon
David Lawhon is an instructional assistant professor of American history and Holocaust studies for Texas A&M University at Galveston, where he is the university’s Honors program
Mayor Karl Mooney
Karl Mooney was elected Mayor of the City of College Station in November, 2016, after serving on the City Council since 2011. “Today, in the middle
Pastor Chris Osborne
Chris Osborne has pastored Central Baptist Church since 1986. A gifted and anointed preacher, Pastor Osborne is known for his uncompromising presentation of the Word of God. In
Deputy Consul General Michael Ott
2018 German Consulate General Houston, TX, Deputy Consul General2015-2018 Protocol Department of the German Foreign Ministry, Visits, travels and Foreign Missions2012-2015 German Consulate General Mumbai, India,
Amy Sharp
After serving as the Class of 2019 President three years in a row, Mays management junior Amy Sharp readily stepped up as the next Texas A&M
Chancellor John Sharp
John Sharp was appointed Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System by the Board of Regents on Sept. 6, 2011. On September 7, 2017, Governor Greg
Dr. Clifford Spiegelman
Texas A&M University statistician Dr. Clifford H. Spiegelman has been appointed as the inaugural Official Statistician of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. Spiegelman was unanimously accepted
Rabbi Peter Tarlow, Ph.D
Rabbi Peter Tarlow, Ph.D of College Station, is the former chairman of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission, having been selected by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Consul Daniel Agranov
Daniel Agranov recently began his post as the Consul of Israel to the Southwest United States. The 35-year-old diplomat began his tenure Aug. 14, taking over from
Philip Aronoff
Mr. Phillip Aronoff is the Honorary Consul of Hungary in Houston, Texas. Mr. Aronoff has contributed in an exceptional way to the improvement of Hungarian-US trade
Peter and Charlotte Berkowitz
Appointed as Chairman of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission in November 2009, Mr. Berkowitz also serves as Chairman of the Friends of the Texas Holocaust
Jobst Bittner
Jobst and Charlotte are the founders, visionary leaders, and face of March of LIfe, which led to the inspiration for March of Remembrance. Pastor Bittner is Senior
Consul Guy Cohen
Guy Cohen is Israel’s Consul for Economic Affairs and Head of the Government of Israel Economic Mission to the US Midwest. In this position Mr. Cohen
Helen Colin
Helen Colin was born on April 15, 1923 in Tuszyn, Poland to Josef and Miriam Fried Goldstein. After being moved into the Lodz ghetto in 1942 she
Dr. Franziska Eckert
Dr. Franziska Eckert is an Oncology and Radiology in Tubingen, Germany. Born in 1980. Her grandfather was part of the SS elite troop “Adolf Hitler” and
Fred Floersheimer
loersheimer was born in Horschst im Odenwalt, Germany in 1931. His family suffered through the terrible evening called Kristallnacht, or Night of the Broken Glass, when
Lili Gordon
“The German Army began the invasion of the USSR late June 1941. My father, as all able bodied men in the Ukraine, was drafted into the
Birney “Chick” Havey
Birney Havey is a WWII Decorated Veteran who was in the 42nd Rainbow Division 222nd Anti-tank Unit , which liberated the Dachau Concentration Camp in April
Bob Horowitz
Bob is the founder of the Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships in honor of his parents Leizer and Rose Horowitz . He was born in a Displaced Persons
Dan Huberty
Dan Huberty is a businessman from Humble, Texas, a suburb of Houston, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. Since 2011, he
Rabbi Jimmy Kessler
Rabbi Jimmy Kessler is the founder of the Texas Jewish Historical Society, is the first native Texan to serve as rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel in
Claudia Kiesinger
Claudia Kiesinger is a relative of former German chancellor Kiesinger, who successfully concealed his top Nazi-career after the war. Her paternal grandfather was an ardent Nazi and follower
Peter Loth
(Peter) Moshe Loth is a Holocaust survivor who was born in Stutthof Concentration Camp to his Jewish mother who was imprisoned with his aunt and grandmother. After the
Dr. Patrick Louchouarn
French-born, he grew up and completed his secondary education in Mexico City. He then moved to Canada where he undertook his undergraduate and graduate education. He
Al Marks
Few people will ever know the truly horrifying trauma that comes with being a survivor of the Holocaust, which has been coined as one of the
Bill Orlin
Holocaust survivor Bill Orlin was born in Poland in 1932 and was seven years old when Nazi troops invaded. His family watched as the Nazis destroyed
Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsváth
Dr. Ozsváth serves as the Leah and Paul Lewis Chair of Holocaust Studies, UT Dallas. Zsuzsanna Ozsváth is Director of the Holocaust Studies Program. She has published a
Dr. Hy Penn
Leader in Houston community and child of two Holocaust survivors. His father Morris, was born April 14, 1922, in Vilkiviskis, Lithuania and his parents, Mordechai and
P. Alexander Pollak
My childhood in Croatia (Bosnia) was wonderful from 1933 until 1940 when at the age of 7 years old, we had to leave our home. My
Bernd Reindl
Bernd Reindl is the Deputy Consul General of the German Consulate General Houston, and head of their political department. Bernd Reindl, Political Consul at the German
Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld
Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and in Endocrinology,
Pastor Gladys Seahorn
Gladys Pratt-Seahorn is the Founder, President & CEO of City of Refuge Global Outreach Ministry (formerly GPS Ministries, Inc.) locally based in Houston, Texas. Gladys is the
Dr. Anna Steinberger
Anna Steinberger was born in Radom, Poland and was 11 years old when she fled with her parents to escape German occupation during WWII. Despite numerous
Dr. Doug Stringer
Dr. J. Doug Stringer is founder and president of Turning Point Ministries International, which birthed an international movement known as Somebody Cares. Somebody Cares has received
Dr. Todd Sutherland
Dr. Sutherland is the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs at Texas A&M – Galveston. “I and my incredible staff oversee many of the important activities
Michael K. Young
Michael K. Young became the 25th President of Texas A&M University on May 1, 2015, bringing a proven track record of academic leadership. As president and
Zoly Zamir
One day in 1937, 15 year old Zoly Zamir came home from his school in Bucharest, Romania, and announced to his astonished family that he had
Rosian Zerner
Rosian Zerner saw a picture of herself one day on an card inviting her to a Holocaust remembrance event! “I am the child in the photo chosen for