The Interview In 1996, I was producing a television show for The College of West Virginia (Mountain State University) that aired every Sunday morning at 6:30 AM. The purpose of “Our Gift to You” was to give television viewers the opportunity to learn about the university, as well as be introduced to the school’s faculty, […]
As a reminder of those who suffered and perished during the holocaust, Max Lewin dedicated the Lewin Family Bell Tower on October 26, 1996. Five days after the dedication, Register-Herald editor, Dan Page, described the ceremony. This is our fourth installment of the coverage of the Bell Tower dedication. We also include a video segment […]
In preparation for this Sunday’s Holocaust Remembrance Day service, we offer the third story from the Register-Herald that deals with the dedication of the Lewin Family Bell Tower at The College of West Virginia, which was later known as Mountain State University. The campus is now the home of West Virginia University Institute of Technology. […]
As we look back to that historic day in 1996 when the Lewin Family Bell Tower was dedicated, we are reminded of Max Lewin’s gift – not just to the local university, but to all of Beckley as reminder of that darkest of times. We will remember those who perished this coming Sunday – April […]
As we prepare for 2018’s Beckley Holocaust Remembrance Day, it is fitting to look back at the dedication of the Lewin Family Bell Tower on October 20, 1996. Two articles and two editorials covered the event with one of each occurring prior to the dedication and one of each after the dedication. The following article […]
WV Remembers is pleased to provide a reprint of Mannix Porterfield’s October 19, 1996 article about Max Lewin and his Holocaust experience. To Hell & Back Max Lewin survived the inhumanity of the Holocaust, but the former resident of Poland can never forget the horrors. By Mannix Porterfield REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER Until the soldiers came, life […]
On Sunday, April 15, 2018, Temple Beth El and the Beckley community will be remembering the millions lost in the Holocaust and other genocides. Twenty-seven years and one day from the first commemoration in Beckley, we will gather to also remember Max Lewin, a survivor, and the members of his family who perished in Holocaust […]
Holocaust Remembrance Day On April 15, 2018, the Beckley community will come together with Temple Beth El to remember those who died in the Holocaust. Beckley’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day began with Max Lewin’s desire to remember his family. The first gathering was held at Temple Beth El in Beckley on April 14, 1991. While […]