A Traveling Exhibit for Museums, Schools, Libraries and Community Centers

Six Powerful Videos

Survivors’ voices make Holocaust history vivid and personal. Six powerful videos and six informational panels connect the experiences of one Jewish family to the immense scale of the Holocaust.

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.

Six Scalable Informational Panels

Top section features a personal story about a period before, during or after the Holocaust.

Timeline anchors this story in history

Bottom section contains historical context

QR code links to video

Photo relates to a Shoebox card

Anatomy of a panel

Watch the Messages From Survivors trailer

Take-home component extends learning and emotional connection

In a closet in a Bronx apartment there sat a worn shoebox filled with pictures. From time to time, a child would take it out and ask her mother about the people in the pictures. They'd sit side by side and the stories would come. Those stories inspired this exhibit….

Six cards feature photos and stories of survivors and messages they wished to convey to future generations. These powerful keepsakes link to the exhibit videos and also pose questions that connect to our lives today.

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

Exhibit Details
  • 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)
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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. 

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