b'IMPACT:TELLING THE STORYSpotlight: Jodi Harris SchwartzWhen Executive Director Stephen Smith invited Next Generation Council member Jodi Harris Schwartz on a trip to the California State Capitol in April to take part in activities surrounding Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, she eagerly accepted. At the Capitol, Harris Schwartz watched as state legislators interacted with a Dimensions in Testimony exhibition featuring survivor Pinchas Gutter, asking questions that Gutter answered in pre-recorded segments. No one could believe the conversations they could have with Pinchas, Harris Schwartz said. They were amazed. One of the primary purposes of the trip was to spread knowledge to lawmakers and community members about the Institutes work. Harris Schwartz believed that allowing lawmakers to see the educational potential of Genocides follow thethe Institutes work, such as through the Dimensions in same trajectory, andTestimony display, provided them with a sense of the potential that testimony has to change hearts and minds, thats what people needand that making people more aware of the Institutes to learn about.educational purpose will be beneficial for all society: If you look at genocide as a whole, it follows a pattern that Jodi Harris Schwartz can be recreated at any time. Genocides follow the same Member, Next Generation Council trajectory, and thats what people need to learn about.Stephen Smith demonstrating Dimensions in Testimony at the California State Capitol, April 29, 2019.2019 ANNUAL REPORT23'