Noemi Ban
“She was a very popular and beloved teacher at Oakville Elementary,” former student Paul Robnett told the Mehlville board June 12, 2014, asking them to honor the former teacher in some way. She was his teacher in the 1979-1980 school year.
Among her students at Oakville was former Board…
Noémi Ban, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp who became an outspoken advocate and educator on the horrors of the Holocaust and the enduring power of love and tolerance, died on Friday, June 7 at the age of 96.
Ban had been a frequent speaker at Western since the mid…
Noémi Ban keeps a busy schedule with an exercise class three times a week, visits with friends and family, and public talks about the importance of love and tolerance in a world that can be filled with lethal hatred.
As one of 100,000 U.S. survivors of the Nazi death machine against Jews…
Holocaust survivor Noémi Ban will share her story in a talk at Western Washington University on Tuesday, May 3.
The two-hour talk will begin at 6 p.m. in Arntzen Hall 100. It’s free, but space is limited so reservations are required.
Holocaust survivor Noemi Ban will speak at Western Washington University from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 10 in Arntzen Hall 100. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited so preregistration is required. For more information, contact Ray Wolpow, director of the Northwest…
Western Washington University will host award-winning teacher and Holocaust survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp Noémi Ban from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Arntzen Hall 100.
The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and pre-registration is required.…
Opportunities to listen in person to survivors of the Holocaust describe their tragic experiences and inspire us with their wisdom are passing. Bellingham resident Noemi Ban’s story is one of loss, tragedy, resiliency, hope and inspiration.
"I think it's naïve to say that if we learn lessons from the past, we won't repeat them," says retired Western Washington University professor Ray Wolpow, founder of the Northwest Center for…
Holocaust survivor Noemi Ban will share her story at two talks at Western Washington University on Wednesday, Nov. 12, and Thursday, Nov. 13.
The hour-long talks begin at 6 p.m. in Arntzen Hall 100; they are free and open to the public.
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Noémi Ban, a local Holocaust survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, will share her story from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, and Thursday, Nov. 13, in Arntzen Hall 100 at Western Washington University.
Ban will speak about how she lost most of her family and how she…