Bernard Scheer, 94, passed away on December 6, 2020. Bernard, a Holocaust Survivor, was born in Podhajce, Poland where he hid in the forest and survived two concentration camps and learned how to cope with the hardship of life. He has authored two books and has lectured widely about his life experience surviving the Holocaust. He was affiliated with the University of Connecticut and was recently a guest lecturer at ASU and many local colleges and high schools. He was awarded a senior writing project by Scottsdale Community College in the book "Star in the Window."



He was dedicated to defending the honor of six million people, including children, who were killed during the Holocaust. He taught people to choose a better direction for the future. All of his work was done voluntarily over the last sixty-plus years, facing thousands and thousands of students as he described the life in a concentration camp, and the terrible hatred to extinguish many innocent people.



His patriotism to America gave him the strength to take on the painful duty of remembering to stand guard against indifference, against prejudice, and against injustice.



Bernard is preceded in death by a brother. He is survived by a sister, a daughter, son and three grandchildren. Burial will take place at Paradise Memorial Gardens at 9300 E. Shea Blvd. on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 2:30 pm. (Source: Arizona Republic)