it was created by solomon rogers. commissioned by holiday autos. >> i want it!> who needs the cooler with the big wheels or the chairs you can tow? that's perfect! and sand doesn't get in your stuff. >> or your pants either. it comes up with the own umbrella. so you can block the sun. and it has the againgps trackin system. you know which way to turn the chair so you don't get harmed by the sun's harmful ways. >> can you lay flat? sometimes you like to get the stomach. >> okay. >> but there you go. >> i love it. >> look at that. >> what is that? >> oh! >> there's so many possibilities. >> yeah. listen. that's a good one. >>> rebecca's been gone for about two years. this is the day she came back and said hello to the family's pet. oh! >> so sweet! the dog is excited. >> and remembers her! and remembers her and ynt believe the luck of his day that rebecca is back. the dog is so excited -- >> it pees. >> even better! oh! oh, my gosh. did it faint? the dog fainted of joy. >> get out of here! >> the dog was so overcome it made the dog pass out? >> yes. watch. >> oh,

now i would like to welcome a couple of guests in the audience; stephen solomon and roger blaine who represented lucy for many years. it was roger who found the letters in lucy's forest hills apartment where she had lived alone for 61 years. and it was roger who called charlotte, our author, to tell her about the letters. you see, there was a direct ajc connection. lucy, for most of her life in new york, worked at ajc in this very building on the -- gene tells me on the second floor right below where we're now sitting. by chance, she landed a job here only four months after her arrival from germany and continued to work at ajc for the next 38 years until 1977. a few members of the staff remember luzie well. david will say a few words, then we will hear directly from charlotte. there will be questions and answers after charlotte speaks. lastly, i want to point out that c-span is here to film this "exit berlin" event for its popular booktv program. we will let you know when it is scheduled to air in the coming weeks. thank you. [applause] >> good evening and thank you, susie, for intro