Race against time
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- September
- 27
So many stories of the pivotal eras of 20th century history are being lost with every passing day.
The Holocaust Museum and Study Center in Spring Valley is rushing to document local and area Holocaust survivors’ testimonies first-hand before they, too, are lost forever.
One survivor who is participating in the museum’s interactive audiovisual project said she felt compelled to talk about how she became part of the Jewish resistance in Hungary because she wanted to set the record straight.
“Everybody thinks ‘they all went to their deaths like sheep,’ and that’s not so,� Helen Laitman of Montebello said shortly after she had finished recording her story.
The project is similar to efforts that are being conducted in other institutions and organizations across the country.
Last week saw the debut of Ken Burns’ multi-part PBS documentary, “The War,� which tells the story of World War II soldiers from four diverse American towns.
Thousands of World War II veterans and Holocaust survivors are dying every day, and efforts like these are a race against time.
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on Thursday, September 27th, 2007 at 6:11 pm by Suzan Clarke.
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