Feb

24 2018

VHM "The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors"

9:00AM - 11:59PM  

Virginia Holocaust Museum 2000 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23223
18042575400270 web_contact@vaholocaust.org
http://www.vaholocaust.org

Contact Rachel Harper
1-804-257-5400
rharper@vaholocaust.org
http://www.vaholocaust.org

Join us for "The Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors," a powerful traveling exhibition that gives voice to the women and men who built a new life in Switzerland after surviving the Holocaust. Their astounding life stories are told to us by way of stirring, yet touching photographic portraits, witness testimonies, and video interviews.

As the Holocaust recedes in time and the last remaining survivors gradually pass away, the challenges of dealing with this chapter of history and passing it on to future generations are only increasing. This traveling exhibition was developed by the Swiss Federal Government in partnership with the Gamaraal Foundation as a complement to Switzerland’s Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The IHRA is a coalition of 31 member countries dedicated to strengthening Holocaust remembrance, research and education worldwide.