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POSTER SERIES
EVERYDAY OBJECTS: Artifacts from Washington State Holocaust Survivors
$20 (shipping & handling included)
Artifacts from Washington State Holocaust Survivorsdouble-sided posters. Each poster features an artifact and the story behind it. Each poster has been written and created with an attention to detail and language. The variety of artifacts and their corresponding stories encourage one to view the Holocaust from multiple perspectives. Ideal for use in classrooms, libraries, and community centers as an activity or display.
I'm No Hero: Journeys of a Holocaust Survivor
By Henry Friedman
$20 (+ $2 shipping and handling for first book; for each additional book, add $1.)
When I was in hiding, I feared I would be the only Jew who survived. A terrible empty feeling came over me at the loss of so many cousins, and I felt as though I were standing all alone in a huge stadium.
Henry Friedman was born in Brody, Poland. In 1941, when Henry was 14, Nazi Germany occupied Brody. Henry and his family hid on a farm owned by the Symchucks, a Christian family. For 18 months the Symchucks hid Henry and his family in a space the size of a queen sized bed. This memoir shares Henry’s daily struggle to survive and his fascinating post-war experiences. Henry Friedman currently lives in the Greater Seattle area and is a member of the Holocaust Center's Speakers Bureau.
Impact: A Hidden Child of the Holocaust Tells His Story
By Peter Metzelaar
$20 (+ $2 shipping and handling for first book; for each additional book, add $1.)
My mother and I slept together in a bed that was inside a closet. I remember lying in that bed trembling in fear at times.
Peter Metzelaar was born in Amsterdam in 1935. In 1942, when Peter was 7, the Nazis seized Peter's entire family except for him and his mother. With the help of the Dutch Underground, Peter and his mother survived the war in hiding. This memoir tells of the harrowing time in hiding, and how Pete later confronted his past. Peter Metzelaar currently lives in the Greater Seattle area and is a member of the Holocaust Center's Speakers Bureau.
My Legacy: Blessings, Love and Courage
By Klaus Stern
$20 (+ $2 shipping and handling for first book; for each additional book, add $1.)
My name is Klaus S. I was taken with my wife the 19th of April 1943...with a group of about 1000 people. As soon as I arrived in Auschwitz, I received a tattoo on my left front arm, with the number 117033. As I found out later on, from our transport of 1000, only 299 men made it into the camp…[and] only 158 women…The rest were gassed right away.
Klaus Stern was born in 1921 in Brezlow, Germany. When the Nazis came to power, Klaus noticed that people increasingly began to treat him differently because he was Jewish. In April of 1943, both Klaus and his wife Paula were deported to Auschwitz. Like many Holocaust victims, they were moved around from camp to camp for the purpose of forced labor for the war effort; their longest stay was in Auschwitz. This memoir tells the remarkable story of how Klaus escaped death in the most notorious concentration camp of the Holocaust and reunited with his wife Paula. Klaus Stern was a member of the Holocaust Center's Speakers Bureau for many years.
My Personal Brush with History
By Kurt Mayer and Joe Peterson
$20 (+ $2 shipping and handling for first book; for each additional book, add $1.)
Hopefully, my remarkable journey will serve as an inspiration to others who, despite significant odds, aspire to be successful entrepreneurs.
An account of a ten-year-old boy and his parents fleeing Nazi Germany on one of the last ships to leave Europe. It is a story of hardship, opportunity, triumphs, mistakes, family, and faith. Mayer has become financially successful because of the opportunities available to him in America. Mayer’s remarkable journey is an inspiration to others who, despite significant odds, aspire to be successful entrepreneurs. Includes over fifty photographs from the Mayer family collection as well as narrative historical context provided by Joe Peterson.
Mayer, Kurt, and Joe Peterson. My Personal Brush with History. Kurt Mayer, 2009.
Neither Yesterdays Nor Tomorrows: Vignettes of a Holocaust Childhood
By George J. Elbaum
$10 (+ $2 shipping and handling for first book; for each additional book at $1.)
George is only a year old when Germany invades Poland. In 1942, “we escape from the Warsaw Ghetto and my mother places me with a series of Polish Catholic families who raise me for the next three years.” The book is written the way a child’s memory works – with short pieces of the story shedding light on the greater experience. George Elbaum is a member of the Holocaust Center's Speakers Bureau. Read an excerpt from his book here.
Elbaum, George. Neither Yesterdays Nor Tomorrows: Vignettes of a Holocaust Childhood. 2010.
Sharing is Healing: A Holocaust Survivor's Story
By Noemi Ban with Ray Wolpow
$18 (includes shipping and handling)
"Noemi Ban’s story of the loss of her mother, grand-mother, thirteen year-old sister and 6 month-old baby brother and of the suffering she survived while in Auschwitz-Birkenau is tragic, however, the message of this award-winning teacher’s new book is one of tolerance hope and love of life” (sharingishealing.com). Noemi is an active member of the Holocaust Center's Speakers Bureau.
Ban, Noemi, and Ray Wolpow. Sharing is Healing, a Holocaust Survivor's Story. 2003. Reprint. Bellingham, WA: Holocaust Educational Publications, 2006.
Traveling Exhibits
Stories Among Us: Washington State Connections to the Holocaust
The Holocaust Center’s “Stories Among Us” exhibit consists of seven stories from the Holocaust as told through the experiences of six survivors and one liberator that live or have lived in Washington State. Each person’s story provides a different perspective of the Holocaust – from experiences as a refugee, to those in a concentration camp, to a U.S. soldier’s liberation of Buchenwald.
This exhibit is made possible by generous funding from Washington State, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, and 4Culture King County Lodging Tax.
Click here for more information on the "Stories Among Us" exhibit.
See the banners:
Heinz Schwarz - Refugee
Ed Kaye - Partisan
Klaus and Paula Stern - Auschwitz
Leo Hymas - Liberator
Maria Frank Abrams - Ghetto
Henry Friedman - In Hiding
Magda Schaloum - Survivor
Everyday Objects: Artifacts from Washington State Holocaust Survivors
The Holocaust Center’s “Everyday Objects” exhibit illustrates the complexities of life during the Holocaust as demonstrated through the ordinary possessions of survivors. Each poster features an artifact and the story of either the object or the person who obtained the object. The exhibit features 12 artifacts on 12 posters. Exhibit consists of 13 posters (including a title poster), sized 18 inches x 24 inches.
Posters include:
- Bowl from Sobibor – This bowl tells Thomas Blatt’s story of resistance and uprising within this death camp.
- Photo of Baby – The photo of Hans describes the loss of children through one family’s discovery of this particular child of whom no written record exists, only this photo.
- Typewriter – This typewriter, on display at the Holocaust Center, illustrates one family’s story of desperation and despair as a son leaves his parents in Germany in 1938 to come to the U.S. Through a series of letters we see his attempts to convince his parents and siblings to join him.
The revised second edition of this series was funded by the Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Trust Fund. The original project was made possible by grants from Humanities Washington and the Women's Endowment Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
Click here for more information on the "Everyday Objects" traveling exhibit.
Click here to see one of the posters ("Badges") - pdf