Joan Schwartz presents the story of her mother, Eva Herzberg Schwartz, who was born in Trier, Germany in 1921. She and her parents fled the Nazi regime in 1937 and immigrated to the SF Bay Area, where they had relatives. Joan’s talk will focus on her and her family’s lives in Germany before and during the Nazi era, and their lives as new immigrants in the Bay Area and San Diego. She will also speak about the history of her mother’s town and the Jewish community there, and about the effects those experiences had on both mother and child. Joan’s presentation will include photos to illustrate people and places covered in this heartfelt, fascinating talk, spanning decades, continents, and lifetimes.