04.15.2026
The biography of the heroic life of Gisela Warburg Wyzanski, a courageous young German Jewish woman who leveraged her wealth and family connections to save countless children from annihilation at the hands of the Nazis. This compelling story was told through a treasure trove of letters and documents carefully preserved by Gisela and recently discovered by her daughter, Anita Wyzanski Robboy, the book’s author. It outlined Gisela’s tireless efforts to rescue European children and place them in appropriate settings in their parentless journey to new lives in the land now known as Israel. Attendees traveled with Gisela through Germany, Palestine, England, and the United States, and met her mentors — some of the most powerful and influential Jewish leaders of this historically significant pre-WWII to post-WWII era. They learned about both the horrors of the Holocaust and the tremendous power of one determined and courageous person to make a difference in the world.
About the Speaker
Anita Wyzanski Robboy wears many hats. She is a partner in the Boston law firm, Prince Lobel & Tye, LLC, a Visiting Scholar/Research Associate at Brandeis University, and the author of Aftermarriage: the Myth of Divorce, and Lewis Hayden: From Fugitive Slave to Free Mason. Her articles have appeared in numerous legal publications. Formerly a Visiting Scholar at Cambridge University, Robboy is a graduate of Boston University, Tufts University, and Swarthmore College. She is the daughter of Gisela Warburg Wyzanski, the subject of A Force For Good, and Judge Charles E. Wyzanski.