Their Legacy, Our Responsibility
One would think that the grandson of four Polish Holocaust survivors would have an in-depth knowledge of the Shoah, but it was quite the contrary. The Holocaust was a topic that was never discussed when I was growing up. When it was introduced, it was in the most unconventional way, through satire film and television. I knew this was just a facade draped over the painful truth.
Shael Rosenbaum works in real estate development and management and is the President of Fremont Street Holdings. Shael served as the National Chair of the Canadian Young Adult March of the Living and is currently the Chair of the UJA Federation Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre in Toronto. Shael was also the Master of Ceremonies at the largest rally against antisemitism in Canadian history. Most recently, he graduated from the Joshua Institute. Shael obtained a degree in Biological and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Western Ontario.
Perhaps the most powerful piece at this year’s Storyscapes, the Tribeca Film Festival’s annual survey of the biggest and best in new virtual reality work, was The Last Goodbye. The pieces’s concept is both simple and ambitious: to have a Holocaust survivor guide the viewer in a tour of the concentration camp where he was interned over seven decades ago.
The Illinois Holocaust Museum is using new technology to tell the stories of 13 Holocaust survivors, including 7 from Chicago. The technology takes first-hand survivor accounts to create interactive holograms, which allow for visitors to ask questions and get answers - long after the survivors have passed on.
Alexander Korb Lecture Summary
Alexander Korb (University of Leicester)
"Collaborators: Exploring Participation in the Holocaust by Non-Germans in Eastern Europe"
Summer 2016 Fellows Presentation (Summary)
"USC Research With Testimonies: Featuring the Center's Summer 2016 Research Fellows"
Nisha Kale, Erin Mizrahi, Piotr Florczyk, Beatrice Mousli (University of Southern California)
Looking Back on 100 Days to Inspire Respect
An estimated 43,000 students participated in 100 Days resources and activities from January 20-April 29.