First Fundraiser — MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER

MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER

Consul General of the Czech Republic Martin Dvorak introducing the program of the night

USC Shoah Foundation’s Next Generation Council Co-Chair Ulrika Citron

By A Thread writer/director Marisa Fox

By A Thread director of photography Slawomir Grunberg

Bedzin native Dasha Rittenberg, a survivor of women’s camp Schatzlar, sharing her experiences as a victim of Nazi forced labor in Trutnov, Czech Republic

The Bohemian National Hall

Marisa Fox's daughter Ariana

(L-R) Wendy Medland and event committee co-chair Valerie Feigen

The reception

Sushi from Sushi Metsuyan

Rosé from Croteaux

Guests mingling and placing bids at the silent auction

(L-R) Marisa Fox with Croteaux Vineyard’s Michael Croteaux

(L-R) Dasha Rittenberg, a survivor of women’s camp Schatzlar with By A Thread research advisor Jeffrey Cymbler, genealogist & board member of JRI-Poland

Alexandra Levine

(L-R) Marisa Fox with her son Leo Bevilacqua

(L-R) Karen Banschick and Stacey Brooks

(L-R) HBO’s Rob Stein, Marisa Fox, Scooter Alpert and Valerie Feigen

(L-R) Richard Feldman and Richard Isaacson

(L-R) Event committee co-chair Helen Isaacson, Marisa Fox and Dasha Rittenberg

(L-R) Sharon Weiss, Barbara Meltzer, Susan Kastin and Pamela Weinberg

(L-R) Valerie Feigen, Marisa Fox's intern David Eisman, and Marisa Fox

(L-R) Isabelle Barbosa, Maira Silva and Lucianna Silva