My grandfather left Germany in 1933 because he was running away from home, my grandmother was just supposed to be on a summer trip, but at the end of the summer her parents said, don't come back. Both of them left their respective home countries before the Holocaust. My paternal grandfather was from Germany, and my paternal grandmother was from Lithuania. They settled in New Orleans, which is where my mother grew up. And her mother was actually the one grandparent I had who was born in this country, though her parents were from the Romania/Bessarabia/Ukraine area. My mother's parents were more Americanized, because her father came here from Poland as a baby. Patriotism has taken on different meanings now, but for my grandparents, it was to get away from Cossacks and Nazis. My grandmother was just supposed to be on a summer trip, but at the end of the summer her parents said, "don't come back."Īlmost all of my grandparents were immigrants who came to this country for a better life, and for freedom.
Photo by Lily Brooks My grandfather left Germany in 1933 because he was running away from home. Looking back on the lives of grandparents who fled Europe during the Holocaust, Julie cares deeply about fighting prejudice and upholding the civil rights of persecuted groups. As a TBR leader, her organizing efforts have been focused primarily on the Criminal Justice Action Team. After beginning to attend Leader’s Luncheons in 2016, Julie felt immediately familiar with the TBR community and began working with Edgar Cage to bring her synagogue on as an institutional member. She’s served in various leadership roles at the synagogue over the years and, along with her husband, Ara Rubyan, has continued the annual Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival that her parents started in 2007. Her parents, Paula and Harvey, were major leaders in the Baton Rouge community, and Julie has carried on in their footsteps. Julie Hoffman is a longtime member of Beth Shalom Synagogue.
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