Wednesday 28th │ 2:30pm
A Candid Conversation in the Butterfield Performance Hall with Ingrid Polonius, Author of Child of War
As a youngster in Germany during World War II, Ingrid Polonius survived the horrors of daily bombardments and unspeakable loss. After her hometown of Kassel was targeted by the Allies, her family was forced to evacuate into the countryside. After the war, she struggled through the Hunger Years and the rising threat of the Cold War and the Berlin Wall. Throughout her life, Ingrid has managed to move from gift to gift – teaching school, marrying her high school sweetheart, raising a family, traveling widely, earning a Doctor of Ministry degree and celebrating the reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Her memoir, Child of War, captures her life journey from war-torn Germany to present-day America.
