Bearing Witness, is a series that features Holocaust survivors, all Atlanta residents, who recall their experiences during the Holocaust. Their words rise above hatred and retribution to speak about the strength and will that enabled them to survive and to go on to build new lives. The Breman Museum is pleased to offer free admission to the Bearing Witness series through a generous grant from the Sara Giles Moore Foundation.
“The Bearing Witness series is about hearing the full and untold stories of Jewish survival during the Holocaust. Through the Breman lens of the 4Rs: resilience, resourcefulness, resistance and rescue, we see how people survived this dark period in history.
“Even as we teach about the horrors of the Holocaust, we want to shine a light on the strength of our survivors and their families who were able to live through this time,” says Rabbi Joseph Prass, Director of the Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education. “It is through the first-hand recounting of our speakers that we learn the lessons of history so that we will never forget and never allow it to happen again.”
Rabbi Joe continues, “Through the generous grant from the Sara Giles Moore Foundation, the Bearing Witness series allows us to welcome a wide audience of new and returning visitors to the museum who might not otherwise have had the opportunity to hear a speaker first-hand. Because of this gift, we believe future generations will learn the vital lessons of history from those who witnessed it.”
Fall 2019 Bearing Witness Schedule
October 27, 2019 - Paula Gris (Romania)
November 17, 2019 - George Rishfeld (Poland)
December 8, 2019 - Murray Lynn (Hungary)
Winter - Spring 2020 Bearing Witness Schedule
January 12, 2020 - Helen Weingarten
February 9, 2020 - Henry Lewin
March 15, 2020 - Alfred Scheider, PhD