Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation Art Gallery
Yad Vashem: When Time Stood Still
Show Dates: April 13-20
Close to 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. Each and every one of them was a unique individual with a rich inner world, with thoughts, fears, hopes and ambitions. Each and every one of them had a family, be it large or small, with parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Each and every one was an entire world. These families were affiliated with Jewish communities in the cities and towns where they lived.
The Holocaust severely damaged most of the Jewish communities in Europe. The Germans and their collaborators murdered the Jews and attempted to obliterate all outward signs of the Jewish communities' existence. Synagogues and cemeteries were destroyed, as were other institutions that were central to the community prior to World War II. In many cases, returning Jews discovered that no one from their family had survived, and that only a handful of community members were still alive.
This exhibition, "When Time Stood Still: The Fate of Jewish Families and Communities during the Holocaust" tells the fate of 15 families and the fate of the communities they belonged to.
This exhibition is part of our Yom HaShoah programming. To see more programs, click HERE.
