Director Steven Speilberg Records 52,000 Testimonies

After finishing his movie Schindler’s List, Director Steven Speilberg took on a mammoth project to record the stories of the remaining Holocaust survivors. His efforts have resulted in nearly 52,000 two-hour eyewitness accounts in 34 languages from 58 countries. Read an interview with Speilberg. Or view a survivor’s story. 

The Prison Uniform by Sergio Pavon

QCC Student Sergio Pavon writes from the perspective of an actual prison uniform worn by Walter Loebner: I was but a simple garment worn by Jewish men, women and children whom were imprisoned in the death camps that the Nazis utilized during the final solution. Solution to what? What is the Jewish question this so called Furher said needed…

The Blanket by Rassiel Pichardo

QCC Student Rassiel Pichardo writes the story of the Holocaust from the perspective of a blanket: I remember living in some cheap corner store somewhere in Poland and feeling uneasy and uncertain that no one would buy me. This was during a drastic time period it was around 1939 and Hitler was growing much more…

Teaching the Holocaust in the Global 21st Century

As Germany welcomes new immigrants, teachers struggle to show these students that Germany’s story belongs to everyone, no matter their background. Israel-born teacher Aya Zarfati, who teaches and studies in Germany, describes her experience: “Particularly in Berlin, every fourth pupil comes from a non-German background,” Zarfati says. When one seeks to answer the question of what…