First Word: Messages from Holocaust Survivors
One of the Museum's survivor volunteers receives a standing ovation at the conclusion of her "First Person" question-and-answer session in the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Theater. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Since the Museum opened, survivor volunteers have been recounting their personal experiences to audiences within and outside our walls. By sharing their memories with more than 1.5 million people, Holocaust survivors demonstrate their commitment to teaching new generations that the future can be better than the past. These messages from survivors serve as a warning and an inspiration.
A survivor fears he or she may be the last to remember, the last to warn, the last to tell the tale that must be told in its totality, before it is too late.—Elie Wiesel
Od kada je Muzej otvoren preživjeli holokausta su volonteri kako bi podijelili svoja osobna iskustva sa slušaocima u Muzeju i izvan njega. Oni su podijelili svoja sjećanja sa više od 1.5 milijuna ljudi, oni pokazuju želju da poduče nove generacije da budućnost može biti bolja nego prošlost. Ta poruka služi i kao opomena i kao inspiracija.
Elie Wiesel je rekao: "Onaj tko je preživio holokaust živi u strahu da je možda posljednji koji se sjeća, koji opominje, posljednji koji priča ono što treba u potpunosti kazati - prije nego je prekasno "....