A Time to Hide: Marion Seidemann Fredman and Elisa Kleven

This powerful session celebrates two of Berkeley's own creators sharing powerful stories through art and writing. Deeply poignant and relevant, A Time to Hide is Marion Seidemann Fredman and her family's courageous story of surviving the Holocaust told through personal testimony, historical photographs, and evocative illustrations including those by Bay Area author and illustrator Elisa Kleven. Together, they will converse about Marion's experiences as a child born to parents forced into hiding in a Dutch attic, and who is now sharing her family's story with young readers. Moderated by author and activist Rachel Sarah, this illuminating read-aloud and discussion will honor memory, teach history, and help ensure the next generation understands and remembers this powerful legacy of survival. This event took place in Downtown Berkeley, at the Bay Area Book Festival, May 29-31 2026.  Support our work and help to keep the Bay Area Book Festival 96% free! https://givebutter.com/writingthefuture Check out our upcoming events www.baybookfest.org Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baybookfest/