Archival footage from an anti-Jewish riot in Lwów (then Poland, today Lviv, Ukraine), incited by German authorities and perpetrated mostly by Ukrainian militias and residents, 1941. US Holocaust Memorial Museum
It's a story you may not know. During the Holocaust, sexual violence was used to terrorize, control, and dehumanize Jewish people. In the decades after, brave survivors and witnesses recorded their traumas.
They often described brutality at the hands of the Germans and their collaborators. Some shared stories of assaults by fellow prisoners, and even by rescuers who sheltered them. As we commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness Month, join us to lift these voices once silenced by stigma or shame.
Guest
Dr. Lindsay MacNeill, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Host
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Watch live on YouTube or Facebook. After the live broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the Museum’s YouTube and Facebook pages.