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Preserving Holocaust History: Collecting Oral Testimonies and Researching Family Fates

Virtual Event
Artifacts in the Margosches collection donated by Elizabeth Margosches. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, photo by Lisa Masson

Artifacts in the Margosches collection donated by Elizabeth Margosches. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, photo by Lisa Masson

Join fellow Georgians and others across the Southeast for a live digital program featuring representatives from the Museum’s National Institute for Holocaust Documentation who collect, preserve, and make accessible to the public our vast collection of record on the Holocaust. Learn how the Museum continues its acquisition efforts despite the pandemic and about the meticulous research process offered to Holocaust survivors, their families, and others wishing to discover more about the fate of those persecuted.

Hear from an expert in our Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center and from a specialist who conducts oral history interviews that help us teach this history with authenticity and relevance to every new generation.

We will offer participants from Georgia and the Southeast region the opportunity to make appointments in the weeks following the program to discuss donating artifacts to the Museum and participating in oral history testimonies.

Introductory Remarks
Jeremy Katz, Director,
Cuba Family Archives, The Breman Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

Speakers
Dr. Diane Afoumado, Acting Director, Holocaust Survivors and Victims Resource Center, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ina Navazelskis, Oral Historian, National Institute for Holocaust Documentation, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Moderator
Robert Tanen, Director, Southeast Regional Office, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

This program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

We will email registrants the link to view the program.

For questions, please contact the Southeast Regional Office at 561.995.6773 or southeast@ushmm.org.

To register for a related program on May 13 with different Museum staff members speaking on their areas of expertise, please see details here.

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