Southern Cross: Keeping Faith Alive in a Time of Captivity

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An inspiring evening is scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the San Marco Parish Hall: “Southern Cross: Keeping Faith Alive in a Time of Captivity.” 

February third marks the eightieth anniversaryof the liberation of Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila during World War II. On that date in 1945 nearly four thousand Allied civilians, mostly Americans and 700 of themchildren, werefreedfrom Japanesecaptivitywhen American tanks plowedthrough the gates of the camp. As we prepare to enter Lent, come learn about the men, women, andchildrenwho enduredthree years 

of captivity, cruelty, and starvationunder the Japanese, but did not lose sightof the Divine, norof their nation'spromise. Theireffortsto keep faith andhope alive as they enduredtheir own Southerncross will astonish 

you. A little-knownstorywithbiglessons. 

Mary Beth Klee holds her Ph.D. in the History of AmericanCivilization from Brandeis University and is the daughter of Santo Tomas internee Leonorelserson Klee. Hernovel Leonore'sSuite follows the experience of teen prisoners of war in this camp. 

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