The all-day event will honor the memory of local survivors Dr. Rose and Louis Van Thyn and feature a continuous screening of their video testimonies on their struggles during the Holocaust. The screening is free and open to the public and visitors may stop in throughout the day.More here.
"Sadly, we will soon be in a world without any living Holocaust survivors to teach us about the dangers of hatred and intolerance," said Dr. Lisa Nicoletti, Professor of Art and Visual Culture. "Collections such as this one are vital to Holocaust remembrance and education. For the last decade, Dr. Rose with Louis by her side, regularly spoke on our campus about life before, during, and after the Holocaust. We miss them terribly."
This showing marks the introduction of Centenary College as the first Shoah Foundation Visual History Collection in the state of Louisiana. The College will provide the public with free future access to these testimonies, which will be housed in Magale Library. The testimonies are from the archives of the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education.
- What: Van Thyn Holocaust Testimony
- When: Friday, January 27, 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
- Where: Kilpatrick Auditorium, Smith Building
Steven Speilberg created the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation in 1994 when he was inspired by his experience making Schindler’s List. The Institute aims to overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry—and the suffering they cause—through the educational use of the Institute’s visual history testimonies that it gathers from survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust.
If you're not local and can't attend, I encourage you to listen to Rose's story here. I heard Rose deliver her testimony a few years ago; it's an amazing story and one I share with my students each year. While I've met Louis (he was always beside Rose when she spoke), I've never heard his full testimony so this will be an experience for me. These were two very special people.
Never forget.
(H/T: Nico)
1 comment:
Pat
When Eisenhower was first shown the camps he ordered every German who lived in the towns near them to take a tour with the survivors in them. One, so they can see what was happening right in front of them. And two,
"Because someday some son of a bitch will say this never happened!"
The Iranian president and David Duke today....Ike was on target with his description.
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