FRIDAY 4/25: ‘Born Between the Bombs’ Seminar at ESCC

The next Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia is “Born Between the Bombs” at 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern Shore Community College, 29300 Lankford Hwy., Melfa.

Ruta Vaskys will discuss her Lithuanian family history in the context of two World Wars, how they affected her family’s fortune/misfortune, their refugee experience, and final immigration to the United States.

Vaskys was born in Europe during World War II as her parents were fleeing between the German and the Russian fronts. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 5 and is now retired from careers as a writer, occupational therapist, counselor, educator, and entrepreneur.

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