On Wednesday, September 14, 2005, the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh played host to one of the most controversial authors that the literary world has seen in contemporary times.

Born on June 19, 1947 in Bombay (Mumbai), India, Salman Rushdie, a short, balding man with incredible wit has spent his life writing literature that has in many ways shaken the foundations of those who have read it.

Judith Meisel, Holocaust survivor, lectured at Seton Hill University(SHU) on October 26, 2004.

From humble beginnings and survival through the holocaust to actively participating in the Civil Rights Movement in America, Judith Meisel’s story is of survival.