Oswego veteran concludes series on Holocaust July 16

Posted July 07, 2019 11:00 pm

Submitted by Aurora Navy League Council

Oswego resident Len Wass, a U.S. Navy veteran, will conclude his two-part series "The Nazi Holocaust in World War II" on Tuesday, July 16, at Grandma's Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Ave. in Montgomery.

The public is invited.

Wass will keynote a 5:45 p.m. monthly dinner meeting by Aurora Navy League Council 247. Dinners will be available for $21 or $13.

Wass' presentation will open with slides of concentration camps in Auschwitz, Birkenau and Terezin.

His main feature will be a 90-minute video titled "The Decent One," the story of Heinrich Himmler. One of Adolf Hitler's inner-circle, Himmler created and oversaw Nazi SS, SA and Gestapo units. He also oversaw all concentration camps and implemented the Nazi's extermination of Jews in the Third Reich.

The award-winning documentary, 10 years in the making, features actors portraying Himmler, his wife and daughter.

For more information, call (630) 816-7612.

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