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Peak Legacies: Meet Leo and Hertha Mohl

Date Published: January 21, 2026

Learn more about the people who shaped the Pikes Peak region through the Peak Legacies program at the Pikes Peak Library District’s Regional History & Genealogy Department.

Leo and Hertha Mohl came to Colorado Springs after fleeing Nazi oppression. Leo’s experiences at Dachau and Buchenwald when it was a labor camp helped shape U.S. understanding of the way Nazis treated prisoners. Learn more about Leo and Hertha from their son Bob and discover the impact they had on the Pikes Peak region. 

Leo and Hertha Mohl
Sat., Feb. 7 from 1 - 3 p.m.
East Library
Registration required