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The Importance of Talking
For many years when we talked about family history, we had a few stories we always told.
My Responsibilities as a Survivor
I think of myself now as a survivor of the Holocaust. This was not always the case.
A Memoir
What brings the memory to me now?
A Lasting Relationship
I am me You are you How will we become one?
Why Tell Our Stories
Wrapped in history Hearing our words go out in the world.
Monuments
As a Holocaust survivor and volunteer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, I think much of the work we do here qualifies as building a kind of monument.
No Choice
The choice was made, Alone she would travel To a foreign country A new family To safety
Reinhart
Recently, I spoke to a group of eighth graders via Zoom. From what I could see, the students in the several classrooms were very attentive and well prepared. Using the PowerPoint prepared by the Museum’s Office of Survivor Affairs, I told the story of my Holocaust experience.
What is America?
My mind was in turmoil. From one day to the next, I was whisked away from my happy, carefree life as a 10-year-old in Thorpe, England, to a large ship, on my way to America.
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Survivor Reflections and Testimonies
Listen to or read Holocaust survivors’ experiences, told in their own words through oral histories, written testimony, and public programs.