b'IMPACT: KEEPING THE STORYteam responded by creating a remote testimony setup they mailed to Joe in Connecticut. There, in the comfort of his own home, Joe shared his story with an Institute interviewer in Los Angeles. He initially thought he only had about 15 minutes of stories to share, but ended up talking for four hours, said Allen. This really unlocked a door, something that was repressed for more than 80 years. It all came flooding out, Madelyn added.This remote interview setup has proven vital to capturing testimony of more Last Chance survivors, whose stories the Institute is recording while they are still able to give them. The remote camera system will allow for survivors safety when travel may be too taxing or dangerous. Being able to capture these [testimonies] remotely is so important, Allen said. Time is of the essence.The Adamsons were so impressed with the remote testimony experience they donated to the Last Chance Initiative after Joes interview so more survivors would be able to share their histories. Without this experience, Madelyn said, This legacy would have been lost. This is a gift to Joes sons and grandchildren, because now we know his full story. Spotlight: Joe AdamsonLike many Holocaust survivors, Joe Adamson had been I believe that its our chance, our reluctant to speak of his experiences, which included aresponsibility, to give survivors the series of relocations brought about by the rise of Nazism:opportunity to give their testimonies to from his birthplace in Koenigsberg, Germany to FrankfurtUSC Shoah Foundation while they are Oder to live with his grandparentswhose house wasstill able. I wish I could click a button ransacked on Kristallnachtand then to England on theto see and hear from my mother and Kindertransport when he was 14, arriving at Weston- father and so many others. Have you at-the-Sea with a small suitcase and no knowledge ofever said to yourself, after the death English. Later, he worked as a translator for the U.S. Armyof a loved one, I wish I had asked them on a team that interrogated Nazis and was at the frontabout their families, experiences, and with troops who liberated Mauthausen.so much more? We still have a chance Other than a few little vignettes, Joe had notto ask survivors to share their solemn talked about his experiences. We would get pieces, saidtestimonies. Now is the timeeven Joes daughter-in-law Madelyn. So when USC Shoahduring COVIDto hear and record these Foundation reached out to see if Joe, 96, would be willing to share his testimony for the Visual History Archive assurvivors for all time, for all of us. part of the Last Chance Testimony Initiative, MadelynTrudy Elbaum Gottesmanand Joes son Allen seized an opportunity to learn moreVice Chair, Board of Councilorsabout their Joes life. When the COVID-19 pandemic derailed the opportunity for an in-person interview, the Institutes 2020 ANNUAL REPORT7'