Evelyn Konrad ’05 shared her powerful story of surviving the Holocaust and finding a new life in America during a discussion with the Cardozo community on October 10. 

Speaking with Professor Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, the director of the Benjamin B. Ferencz Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic, Konrad recalled the days of seeing bombs rain down while living in Lille, France, and what life was like when the war broke out. Eventually, her family was able to leave Europe, securing a trip on a cargo ship from Lisbon, Portugal in May of 1940.

Konrad began a new chapter in the United States, attending Hunter College High School before attending Stanford University. It wasn’t until she was 73 that she decided to attend Cardozo School of Law.

“I loved the school, I enjoyed what I learned, I enjoyed the people I got to meet,” Konrad said. “I like learning.”

Her story was featured in the recently published book Austria and Us, which was available for those who went to the event.