Holocaust survivor and author Eva Mozes Kor will present a lecture, "Healing Through Killing: Lessons from the Holocaust," at the South Carolina State Museum on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Kor and her twin sister were among the few survivors of the medical experiments of Josef Mengele, the notorious "Angel of Death" at Auschwitz during World War II. The talk is free to the public. Holocaust survivor and author Eva Mozes Kor will present a lecture, "Healing Through Killing: Lessons from the Holocaust," at the South Carolina State Museum on Thursday, September 10, at 7:30 pm. This lecture is sponsored by the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust and is presented in conjunction with State Museum's new exhibit Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, a traveling exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Josef Mengele, the infamous Auschwitz "Angel of Death," used 1,500 sets of twins for his deadly genetic experiments. Eva Mozes Kor and her identical twin, Miriam Mozes, were among the fewer than 200 who survived when the camp was liberated in 1945.

Only 11 years old at the time of their release, the two had endured unspeakable experimentation that would forever affect their lives and health, as well as the loss of 117 members of their family, including their parents, grandparents, two older sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Eva Mozes Kor is the author of books on her experience and the subject of the documentary "Forgiving Dr. Mengele." She is the founder of the Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, and C.A.N.D. L.E.S. (Children of Auschwitz Nazi's Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors). This organization of the "Mengele Twins" has located and reunited many survivors of the experiments and is dedicated "to heal the pain, to teach the truth, to prevent prejudice."

Eva's twin Miriam died in 1993 of a rare form of cancer, and Eva herself has dealt with serious health problems, all of which may have been brought on by the medical experiments and injections they were subjected to by Josef Mengele.

Eva Mozes Kor's life story, while tragic in so many respects, is also one of hope and forgiveness. She believes that each in his or her own way can make a difference: she is making a difference by helping people understand what hatred and prejudice can do.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Emily Taylor at etaylor@ lexington4.net, the State Museum's Public Programs department at 803-898- 4952 or visit www.southcarolinastatemuseum. org