Three years ago, John Osborne, the dean of Carleton’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), had the opportunity to meet Dr. Truda Rosenberg, an Ottawa psychologist and Holocaust survivor. He was so mesmerized by what she had to say that he promptly encouraged her to record her stories.
Dr. Rosenberg was appointed as a Visiting Scholar in FASS for the 2007-2008 academic year and given temporary use of an office so that she could write her memoirs and meet with faculty and students.
Her book Unmasked has just been published by Penumbra Press.
“Truda is a remarkable woman, still a practising psychologist in her late 80s,” says Dr. Osborne. “Her book is quite a tale, including how she managed to jump from a train taking her family to a death camp.” In the introduction to the book, he writes that Dr. Rosenberg represents “the quiet triumph of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable adversity and unfathomable evil. She embodies all that is best about the human race.”
Media are invited to a Carleton celebration marking the launch of Dr. Rosenberg’s book on Wednesday, September 16 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Dr. Rosenberg is also available for interviews.
A public book launch will take place at a later date.
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For more information:
John Osborne
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Carleton University
613-520-2355
john_osborne@carleton.ca
Lin Moody
Media Relations
Carleton University
613-520-2600, ext. 8705
Friday, September 11, 2009 in News Releases
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