Thanks to an eighth-grader’s perseverance, a Holocaust survivor now living in California  will deliver a message of tolerance and hope next week at a local community event.

It all started when Natasha Powell, 12, a student in Spring Lake Park District 16’s Lighthouse Program for gifted learners, read Elie Wiesel’s “Night.”  The experience prompted her to look more deeply into the Holocaust. Her research led her to a survivor of Hitler’s rule, Peter Fischl, 79, of Chino Hills, Calif., who will speak at Spring Lake Park High School’s Fine Arts Center, Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

See more in Elyse Kaner's ABC Newspapers story.

Holocaust survivor Peter Fischl of Chino Hills, Calif., will speak about his life in the ghetto and lessons he learned during the Holocaust. The free event is Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., at Spring Lake Park High School’s Fine Arts Center. (Photo submitted)