All are invited to a talk by Janet Singer Applefield, a child survivor of the Holocaust, author, notable speaker, and change agent, on Thursday, September 30, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., in Needham, MA.
Ms. Singer Applefield was born in Poland. When she first arrived in the U.S. in 1947, her father asked her to write everything she could remember since they had been separated in August of 1942. Her notes were rediscovered by family in 1984 and became a blueprint for self-discovery.
Through her memoir Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust (Cypress Press, 2024), and through interviews and speaking engagements, she shares her trauma and the traumas experienced by her family.
Ms. Singer Applefield earned her Master of Social Work at Boston University and practiced as a clinical social worker in the Greater Boston area for 20+ years. Working with the non-profit, Facing History and Ourselves, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, she speaks to 4,000 students a year about her experiences as a child hidden during the Holocaust.
Her talks raise awareness and understanding of the dangers of prejudice and encourage audiences to stand up to any kind of discrimination and injustice. In 2021, she was invited to tell her story before the Massachusetts State Legislature, on the occasion of the passage Bill H.692, an act mandating statewide genocide education in all secondary schools.
Over the past 40 years, she has presented her story at hundreds of venues, including Faneuil Hall in Boston, Harvard University, Vanderbilt University, Westminster Synagogue in London, and the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland.
This talk is appropriate for school-aged children, teens, and adults. Tickets are $15 for virtual attendance and $30 for in-person attendance.
Agenda
- 5:00-5:30 p.m. Networking and refreshments
- 5:30-6:30 p.m. Presentation and Q&A
Online registration is available until September 29.