RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GREENWICH, Inc. (RMA)
Invites you to its meeting, June 25, 2025 at 10:45 am at Christ Church, 254 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, CT.
The program will also be shown on Zoom at https://bit.ly/30IBj21 and on local cable channels 24 (Verizon) and 79 (Optimum)
Note that on June 25 the speaker presentation will begin at 10:45 am, and be held in the Christ Church Chapel rather than in Parish Hall.
Henry Tischler
“A Safe Haven: My Family’s Escape from Nazi Germany to Shanghai”
In 1939 Henry Tischler's family fled Berlin for Shanghai, which for 11 months provided one of the last places Jews could travel to escape the coming horrors of Nazi Germany. The family spent eight and one-half years there along with 18,000 other refugees who were lucky enough to find this place of limited safety.
Henry was born in Shanghai the day World War II ended and spent the first two-and-a-half years of his life there. In December of 1947 Henry and his family immigrated to the US and started to rebuild their lives.The family had no money or marketable skills and needed the support of relief agencies.
Henry Tischler is a retired professor of sociology, having taught at Framingham State University and Northeastern University. He is the author of numerous sociology textbooks, including 12 editions of Introduction to Sociology, which for 37 years was one of the most widely used introductory sociology textbooks in the country.
Our next speaker, on July 2, will be Aaron Woodin, computer expert, “Don’t Fall for It! Recognizing and Avoiding Scams.”
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:30 am followed by our presentation which is normally at 11:00 am. For additional information see https://greenwichrma.org.
