Fairfield Holocaust Commemoration Program 2023

Fairfield Holocaust Commemoration Program 2023's speaker will be a three part presentation by Susan Unrad. The first part is a pictorial history of the Holocaust, the second is a history of her parents (their story), and the last part is what it was like growing up as a child of survivors.

Presenter Susan Unrad was born and raised in New York City.  Both of her parents were Holocaust survivors.  After attending college for a year, she decided to immigrate to Israel.  There, she completed her education, and became an English teacher.  Susan lived in Israel for five years before returning to the United States. 

She taught Jewish education in Bridgeport for fifteen years.  Upon graduating with a master’s degree in Counseling, Susan became a School Counselor.  She worked in the Stratford public schools for twenty years.  Realizing the importance of Holocaust education early on, she invited Holocaust survivors to speak to the students at annual assemblies she organized for Yom Hashoah .  Additionally, Susan joined a local 2G (second generation), group. 

Since her retirement, she has been presenting her story and that of her parents, to area high school students.  Susan is married, has two children, three grandchildren and one step-grandchild.