We Were the Lucky Ones
January 23, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm MST
Registration: https://phoenixhsa.formstack.com/forms/an_evening_with_georgia_hunter
In partnership with the Center for Jewish Philanthropy, please join the Phoenix Holocaust Association for an evening with New York Times bestselling author Georgia Hunter and Critics’ Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress winner Busy Philipps.
When Georgia Hunter was fifteen years old, she discovered that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. Years later, she embarked on a journey of intensive research, determined to unearth and record her family’s remarkable story. The result is the New York Times best seller, We Were the Lucky Ones, which has been published in over 20 languages and adapted for television by Hulu as an eight-part limited series. Hunter’s searing novel is the story of a Jewish family ripped away from each other at the start of the German and Russian occupation of Poland on the eve of World War II, and their extraordinary journey back to each other—a story based on Hunter’s grandfather’s real Holocaust survival story.
Ms. Hunter will be interviewed by Chaparral High School alumna actress Busy Philipps, who has starred in many critically acclaimed television series including Dawson’s Creek, Cougar Town and Girls5eva, and whose filmography includes Made of Honor, He’s Just Not That Into You and Mean Girls.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Program: 6:00-7:30pm
VIP Reception: 7:30pm-9:00pm
Chaparral High School Auditorium
6935 E Gold Dust Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Paid PHA members : $18
General admission: $36
Preferred seating plus VIP reception following program with Georgia Hunter and Busy Philipps: $60 (price will increase to $72/person on November 1, 2024)
Students with ID: no charge
Holocaust survivors: no charge
Are you part of a book club? We hope you will choose We Were the Lucky Ones for an upcoming discussion. Plan to attend the January event with your fellow book club members!
Event Sponsors (in formation)
Julee Landau & Robert Shahon
Buchanan Programme & Marley Kornreich
ASU Jewish Studies
Arizona Jewish Historical Society
