Join the Veterans Breakfast Club and the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown for a special public luncheon lecture with historian Todd DePastino, who shares the true story of the famous Christmas Truce of 1914. It came four months into the most brutal war Europe had seen in centuries. German, French, and British troops had slaughtered each other on an unprecedented scale, forcing all sides into trenches. Then, on Christmas Eve, thousands of soldiers ventured unarmed to No Man’s Land to exchange food, beer, souvenirs, and season’s greetings. On the next day, the men returned to their fighting positions. The Christmas Truce became a legend, never to be repeated.
The talk also covers Jewish soldiers in the German Army and how their contribution were later erased by the Nazis.
Todd DePastino is founder and executive director of the Veterans Breakfast Club and author of the award-winning Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front and six other books. A dynamic speaker with a Ph.D. in history from Yale, Todd has a gift for making the past come alive with insight, humor, and humanity.
This event is free and open to the public.
You don’t need to be a veteran to attend. Lunch is included.
We’d appreciate your RSVP and a suggested donation of $10 per person.
To RSVP, contact:
JCC Youngstown: 330-746-3250 ext #106 or bwilson@jewishyoungstown.org
Veterans Breakfast Club: 412-623-9029 or JoAnn@veteransbreakfastclub.org
The Veterans Breakfast Club brings American history to life. Join us to listen and learn, connect and heal, and say thank you to those who’ve served.
Thank you to the Youngstown JCC and the Thomases Family Endowment for Supporting this Event!
