alice faintich_november2009-rSeptember 15, 2011 – Charlottesville, VA – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia – Alice Waydenfeld Faintich presented a program to a packed room about her father’s book The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom for the OLLI-UVA Special Presentations Series.

olli 6444-2011-9-15-rDr. Bunny Sheppard introduces Alice Waydenfeld FaintichBunny Sheppard, Ph.D., opened the session on behalf of the OLLI-UVA Program Committee by introducing Alice to the audience. Afterwards, Dr. Sheppard said via email:

“What a marvelous presentation you gave. Your use of photos, audio interviews, and chronology made the presentation alive for all of us. You eloquently spoke of the difficult times in such a way as to motivate us to know more…you are a pro and a gift to OLLI.”

 

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