Messages From Survivors: An Exhibit About One Family’s Holocaust Legacy
Survivors’ voices make Holocaust history vivid and personal. An intimate look at a family of survivors sharing stories and celebrations helps combat antisemitic stereotypes while transmitting messages they urgently wanted future generations to understand.
The Movie Star
Meet Anna Jacobs who tells of her happy life in Poland before World War II and the first signs of rising antisemitism.
2. Family Photo
Three brothers explain why they took this photo wearing the Star of David on their clothes.
3. Something About 1938
Anna Jacobs talks about how things changed suddenly for Jews in Poland in 1938.
4. The Tomato Story
“I only can tell it once,” says Holocaust survivor Jack Jacobs, recalling when he and 13 others hid from the Nazis for weeks in a cramped attic.
5. Warsaw Ghetto: Escape
Anna Jacobs recalls her life in, and escape from, the Warsaw Ghetto.
6. Camp/Love Story
“Let me tell you how I met my destined one,” says Jack Jacobs, surrounded by his family. As their great-grandchildren play, he and his wife, Anna, recount how they met in a forced labor camp and loved each other through a life of hard times and good times.
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Exhibit Panel 1 of 6
This scalable exhibit is ideal for schools, museums and community centers, especially in areas where Holocaust education is limited. The exhibit may be complemented by programs that invite people to make connections with their own lives through art and story.
Goals:
Combat antisemitism, bigotry, and bullying
Respond to the widespread ignorance about the Holocaust
Carry forward the voices of survivors, rescuers and those who were murdered
Use art and personal stories to make intergenerational and community connections
- Includes 6 short videos (5-10 minutes each) and 6 panels (see sample panel "The Movie Star") providing context and links to the videos
- The exhibit may be printed on demand in a variety of formats. (47"W x 79"H banners or 20"W x 35"H mounted posters)