Echoes of Hiroshima: A Survivor's Story

At just twenty years old, Mr. Masakazu Saito was serving as a squad leader in the Imperial Army’s Communications Division in Hiroshima. His barracks stood only 1,800 meters from the epicenter, making him one of the closest survivors of the atomic blast. In 2001, he shared his remarkable story of survival through a series of watercolors with a young American living in Japan. Twenty-five years later, these paintings and his testimony have been published, offering the world a glimpse into the devastation of an atomic explosion and continuing his lifelong mission: to share his experience and advocate for peace through the abolition of nuclear weapons. Join us for an in-person one hour presentation of his experience.