C. Abrahamson

Dear Ben Lesser,

I wanted to reiterate my extreme gratitude for your wonderful words and tremendous presentation. This will be a day I remember as long as my aging mind permits. You are doing, truly, a heroic thing by enlightening people of the atrocities and genocide that took place against the Jewish people. I can only imagine how hard it must be to recollect all the terrible things you saw and went through. To surface those memories in the hope of educating younger generations is something to be admired by all. I only hope I can go through my life with as much strength, honor, poise, and nobility you have went through your own life with.

I will tell my kids of this day and your story with complete remembrance or Zachor. I will make sure they understand the strength of you as well as the many others who endured the same thing. The only thing I regret is not getting a picture with you. Because when I tell my kids of this, I would love to be able to take out a picture, point and say, "This is what a hero looks like kids. Not only because of what he endured but because of the strength he exhibits in educating others of those endurance's".

Thank you again for teaching and enlightening me more than any textbook, google search, or professor could ever possibly come close to. I will never forget and always cherish this day and your words.

Sincerely and always grateful,

C. Abrahamson