Today is the official day of remembrance for the horrific genocide in Rwanda. It occurred in 1994, only 23 years ago. As the world watched, helpless or unwilling to help, more than 800,000 people were massacred over 100 days. Today, we invite you take a moment to think about just one life. Here is a… Read more »

Last weekend at the National Art Education Association’s annual conference, Memory Project founders Roz Jacobs and Laurie Weisman learned that that over the past two years, more than a quarter of the middle schools in Omaha, Nebraska have held Memory Project workshops. The Institute for Holocaust Education in Omaha has been partnering with Jewish Community… Read more »

Woodcut of Kalman Huberman by Jerrold Green   January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this date 72 years ago, Russian troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. The date is commemorated by more than 20 countries worldwide with exhibits, film screenings, talks, and ceremonies.   We invite you to personally commemorate the day. You… Read more »

Memory Project: What do you think about having students learning your story and making portraits of you as a young boy? What does it make you feel to see these portraits? László Kiss: It was very moving and surprising for me to learn that hundreds of young people work with my portrait as a little… Read more »