b'IMPACT: KEEPING THE STORYHolocaust survivor Elisabeth Citrom (center) with Susanna Ziden (left) of the Swedish History Museum and her interviewer Lizzie Schejz (right), Founder of Jewish Culture in Sweden.Spotlight: Elisabeth Citrom which were funded by the Citrons and the Swedish government. Though Elisabeth admitted being initially Elisabeth Citrom bears a sense of responsibility in telling herreluctant to engage with my childhood experience and talk survival testimony: I have a duty to share my story for theabout my feelings, by the interviews end Elisabeth was next generations to hear, in the hope they will get somethingelated that I was able to express myself in Swedish, one of from it. Born in Romania, she survived the childrensfive languages she speaks.barracks at Auschwitz-Birkenau and was taken on a deathUlrika and Joel, Vice Chair of the Institutes Board march to Lenzing, where she was eventually liberated byof Councilors, have pledged to work with the Swedish Americans in 1945. She then lived in Israel where she servedgovernment to support the creation of The Swedish as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces before settling inHolocaust Museum in addition to their support of the Sweden to raise a family.recently launched Institute for Holocaust Research in Now, thanks to the support of Elisabeths son JoelSweden, both the nations first. Speaking of his mothers DiT Citron and his wife Ulrika, Elisabeths portrait, as well asinterview, Joel was grateful that she could tell her personal her story and those of other survivors who rebuilt theirand unique stories of survivalin a safe environmentthat lives in Sweden after the Holocaust, was shown for the firstwill educate future learners in a new medium for generations time at The Swedish History Museum in the exhibitionto come.Speaking MemoriesThe Last Witnesses of the Holocaust. AtIn addition to Elisabeths DiT exhibit, The Swedish the exhibit, over 50,000 visitors were given the opportunityHolocaust Museum will feature testimony from the VHA, to search through the Visual History Archive (VHA) andand together with The Institute for Holocaust Research in converse with a survivor through USC Shoah FoundationsSweden will serve as a resource for academics as well as the Dimensions in Testimony (DiT) interactive biographies.public throughout Sweden, which absorbed thousands of The exhibit is currently traveling to other state and regionalJewish survivors and refugees during and after the war.museums throughout Sweden. Given her son and daughter-in-laws support of Though her story is painful to tell, Elisabeth agreedHolocaust education, Elisabeths lifelong motto, one that to take part in the DiT program by participating in theinspired her participation in the DiT, seems especially Institutes capture of the first two Swedish DiT interviewsfitting: If we do our part, the next generation will do theirs. 6 2020 ANNUAL REPORT'