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Survivor continued from page 1A not lost his faith in humanity. Often, he said, people ask him why he doesn’t hate the German people. When they ask, Wiener said he tells them a story about a sandwich. It happened while he was in a concentration camp, working to dismantle a textile factory. The goal was to turn it into an ammu nitions factory, but in order to maximize efficiency, the Germans kept the women working in the factory while it was being de stroyed. All over the factory, signs were posted warning the German women workers to stay away from the pris oners, Wiener said. They weren’t even allowed to look at them. But one day, Wiener said, one of the German women caught his eye and discreetly offered him a sand wich. He said it is hard to convey to people who haven’t lived through the Holocaust what that sandwich meant to him at the time. That simple gesture, a life-risk ing move on the part of the woman, showed him that even among the Germans, there were still people who cared. Wiener said through it all, he has never learned to hate. Instead, he said, he has held on to the val ues his family instilled in him as a child. “I was brought up to love,” Wiener said. “I have no hatred in me. Adam Amato Emerald Boris Schwartz, a member of the Jewish Student Union, reads the names of Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. Junior Shayna Kent, who has heard several Holocaust survivors speak, said she encourages stu dents to attend the event. To hear a survivor’s story firsthand is much different than watching media cov erage about the Holocaust, she said. “When you hear a Holocaust survivor speak, it’s real, it’s true,” Kent said. “They lived it, they breathed it.” Calendar Friday, April 20 Duck Days: This spring campus visit program is for prospec tive students and their families. Invited for a half-day intro duction to the University are high school juniors, recently admitted seniors and transfer students. 12:30-5 p.m. UO campus. Free. For information, call 346-3201. Oregon State Board of Higher Education meeting and visita tion. Western Oregon University, Monmouth. For informa tion, call 346-5795. Romance languages Lecture: John Scott, University of West ern Australia, discusses “Dante and God's Art on the Terrace of Pride (Purg. XI-XII).” 3:30 p.m. Room 338, Gilbert Hall. Free. For information, call 346-4042. Kids’ Poetry Reading/Contest: During April, in honor of Po etry Month, kids of all ages are invited to write poemsand turn them in by April 17 for this reading. 4:30 p.m. Chil dren’s Department, UO Bookstore, 895 E. 13th Ave. Free. For information, call 346-4331, Ext. 236. Cultural Forum Participatory Event: Peace Through Medita tion. 7-11 p.m. Lewis Lounge, Knight Law Center. Free. For information, call 346-4373. Special $■ Student WBctllefl 5 Speed, AM/FM/Cassette, A/C, Security System, Keyless Entry and More! 39 mo. lease. Cap cost $16,250. MSRP $16,425. $1,521.99 cash or trade equity. $199.01 1st pymt. $200 Refundable sec dep. $43 lie fees, $35 doc fee, totaling $1999 due at inception. Total lease charge $9760.39. Residual $9690.75, $250 disposition fee. 12k mi/yr. On credit approval. Stock #W20302. Sale! ■im. Lease T*l New & Used Clft Check oet Oregon's tersest seledifi of new and used CD1 voidc ybtmj HEMP? vote in our weekly news polls www. dailyemerald. com New & Used Vinyl’s CD’s & Tapes 258 E. 13th Eugene 342-7975 011460 days until the till: pIP iia,- ..,4lfl||f dft :' issst w PIP A^H suo tree! Fair m pril 25, 26, 27 Food ^ Crafts ^ Musk 4+ 10 AM - 5 PM Little Caesars Weekend Special! Saturday & Sunday Hot and roadhf Lara® Pteia 1711 Willamette 343-33^0 Online Classifieds- use this Ip li then use this