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Library, Lavine to Present Story of "Comfort Women"

Nov. 18 program addresses plight and legacy of women forced into sexual slavery during WWII.

The Plainview Library and state Assemblyman Charles Lavine will present a program focused on the so-called "Comfort Women" of World War II in November.

The program, set for Nov. 18 at 2 p.m., is free and open to the public. It was first presented at Queensborough Community College by Dr. Arthur Flug, executive director of The Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives.

"It is an important to us as Americans to learn from this horrific experience so we can battle against contemporary forces that even today enslave and brutalize women and girls throughout the world," Lavine said. "Please join me."

The Comfort Women were abused and forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army prior to and during World War II. Their stories are now being told through words, images and film.

Lavine and Dr. Flug will be joined by artist Steven Cavallo at the event.


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