Community briefs for March 1, 2004

Monday, March 1, 2004 | 8:44 a.m.

Holocaust author will give two talks

Author Fern Schumer Chapman will discuss her book, "Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust, A Daughter's Journey to Reclaim the Past," at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Temple Beth Sholom, 10700 Havenwood Lane.

Chapman will also be appearing at 7 p.m. Thursday at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. as part of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's celebration of National Women's History Month.

"Motherland" is the true story of Edith Schumer, orphaned by the Nazis, and her return 52 years later to Germany with her daughter, Fern, who knew almost nothing of her mother's past.

For more information, call 804-1333 or 794-0090.

Valley High School Class of 1984

is having its 20-year reunion on June 25th and June 26. For more information, go to vhs1984.com or classmates.com.

Hospice care volunteer training

is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Saturday through March 27 at 1701 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 201.

Call 671-1193.

The Jewish War Veterans,

Post 711, the oldest post in Nevada, is holding a membership drive, seeking honorably discharged Jewish veterans to join. The post focuses on helping disabled, indigent and hospitalized veterans of all race and color. For more information, call Sid Rosenman, 837-8001.

Charles Clawson will present

a slide presentation and discuss his two-year mission to Norway at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd., at a meeting of the Las Vegas Vikings Lodge of the Sons of Norway. For more information, call 395-7917.