MARINA KIRSCH
Veteran's Day 2018
Grace Lutheran Church, Nashua, NH
July 2018
Kingston Community Library
Marina recognized all veterans present and gave the audience a chance to share their stories.
—Rebekka Mateyk, Director
May 2018
Lynnfield Public Library
Marina was a pleasure to work with: prompt, professional, courteous, well spoken, and personable. I highly recommend Marina as a guest speaker...to cover a side of history we rarely learn about.
—Samantha Cabral, Assistant Director & Head of Public Services
November 2017
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Portsmouth, NH
Very polished speaker... Riveting story... One of the best presenters I’ve ever had the privilege of witnessing... The pace was excellent—set up three main objectives for the talk and followed through... Thorough coverage of all questions.
—Comments from Attendees
April 2017
Middletown Lifelong Learning Institute, Middlesex, CT
"One of the most outstanding programs offered by our organization during the current academic year. Enlightening, well organized, truly mesmerizing, captivating speaker.
—Nancy Jordan, MILE Advisory Board Member
April 2017
Manassas Lifelong Learning institute, VA
Marina is a very polished speaker. Outstanding presentation and fascinating picture of the "other side."
—Nancy Arrington, Activities Coordinator
April 2017
Elkins Library, Canterbury, NH
Marina had the audience fully engaged with her family’s story and presentation... I highly recommend this program.
—Susan LeClair, Director
January 2017
Nashua NH Public Library
November 2016
Kimball Library, Atkinson, NH
Marina Dutzmann Kirsch is a superb presenter who delivers a powerful program, providing a different perspective on the World War II era, as she shares the moving, personal side of her family and German life during the war. From Latvia to Germany to America, the audience was captivated by her remarkable story of love and survival.
—Lois Powers, e-Resource & Technical Services Librarian
October 2016
Sunrise of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
August 2016
Amherst NH Town Library
The author's topic was extensively researched and the presentation perfectly timed. Most impressive were the presenter's attentiveness to giving dramatic emphasis to thoughtful statements that allowed time for the audience to "process;" her warmth and ability to "connect" with the audience before her; and the importance of her story and its inspiration.
—Ruslyn Vear, Reference and Adult Programming Direct
Emma Andrews Library, Newburyport, MA
We appreciated the author's meticulous preparation, willingness to adapt to circumstances, graceful management of technology, and attention to detail including the significance of the beautiful dress that she wore. Our audience was completely engaged from beginning to end... and clearly enjoyed the generous personal interaction. Flight of Remembrance presents a point of view on war that we seldom encounter, and the context that the author provides for "the enemy's perspective" is thought provoking and humanizing; she shows how questions of conscience can be cloudy, and that encourages humility in judgment.
—Priscilla Belairs, Director, Emma Andrews Library
April 2013
Riverwoods Retirement Community, Exeter, NH
This was a very successful event with almost 100 residents in attendance. The audience was captivated by the Dutzmann family’s story of survival in WWII and enjoyed the fact that the author wore an heirloom dress hand-tailored and embroidered by her grandmother in 1930s Latvia.
—Jane Shute, President, Boulders Events Committee
