Holocaust survivor tells her story

AUBURN -- As author, speaker and Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan prepared to leave the stage at Casey Park Elementary School Monday night, she summed up her message of what she hoped most to convey to those in attendance to hear her speak of her harrowing experiences.

"One of my favorite quotes is by Edmund Burke," Lazan said. "He said 'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.' I hope that by listening all of you here tonight will carry on these stories and share them with your friends and family and that you will not let our past become our future."

Lazan, who in 1996 along with Lila Perl, authored "Four Perfect Pebbles," a book about her life during World War II, began with a book signing before taking the stage.