Report on Yahad Poland Investigation July 14th – 19th, 2018 Michael, aged 92, walked us through the streets of Radomsko. “Here”, he said, pointing at a nondescript door, “Here is where I saw the cart full of Jewish bodies, all naked. They brought ...
Continue ReadingOf a Tragic Beauty Dorochivsti, the Dniester offers up a picturesque setting. The fog has dissipated, allowing us to admire nature’s beauty. The banks of the Dniester are frozen; the ground is still covered in snow. The riverbanks rise up, rapidl...
Continue ReadingFrom immensity to nothingness. Tombstones as far as the eye can see, the Jewish cemetery at Chernivsti appears out of the mist. Snow, like time, seems to have shrouded a small peace of eternity, reinforcing a profound impression of passing time. The Chapi...
Continue ReadingMonday 12 June 2017, Warsaw Region 10:15am They’d been waiting to meet this witness since the beginning of the trip. An eye-witness capable giving such an accurate account of the shooting of Jews is very rare. It was worth the 1 hour drive. A...
Continue ReadingAs educator at the Museo del Holocausto in Guatemala, which is part of the educational program of Yahad in Unum, it is my job to develop educational programs which teach people about mass violence, its causes and its consequences, in order to prevent mass...
Continue ReadingI had the opportunity to participate in one of Yahad-In Unum’s research trips to the regions of Stavropol, Karatchaievo-Cherkessie, and Kabardino-Balkarie from the 10th to 25th of May, 2017. Holding a degree in History, and being currently in my second ...
Continue ReadingDuty to remember, duty to reconstruct Typically, I leave the house at the crack of dawn as Strasbourg sleeps, without being able to say goodbye to my family. This time, my train was at 9:59. Typically, after two or three planes, I still have 2-5 hours in ...
Continue ReadingEven as a student aspiring to be a scholar of the history of the Holocaust, nothing could have prepared me for what I saw at Bronnaya Gora: an ordinary clearing in Belarus where 54,000 Jews were brutally murdered. There was no doubt in my mind that I was ...
Continue ReadingOne year ago, I visited the Auschwitz complex for the first time. Under Father Desbois’ guidance, I was exposed to the stark difference between the “museum” of Auschwitz I and the extermination site of Auschwitz II. I emerged from the day both physi...
Continue ReadingWe started our morning after a short night’s sleep with a Belarusian breakfast before heading to the Brest fortress, a site of Belarusian resistance. It’s literally on the Polish border, and we learned on our visit how within 2 days of the war...
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