Holocaust Museum looking for Exodus stories
"What happens to people after the war is somewhat neglected. The story doesn't end in 1945," says Michael Haley Goldman, project coordinator for the Holocaust Museum's Registry of Holocaust Survivors. "We're trying to complete the historical record."
Since the museum's opening in 1993, its central mission has been to advance knowledge of the Holocaust and to preserve the memory of survivors through comprehensive records and individual stories. It's a daunting if not impossible task to find and tell the story of every Holocaust survivor. But to museum officials, every story is important and is worth knowing - if it can be known.
The general facts of the Exodus have long since been established but not the personal stories of many of the passengers. This year, the 60th anniversary of the voyage, museum officials are working to compile a complete passenger manifest since none existed.
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Since the museum's opening in 1993, its central mission has been to advance knowledge of the Holocaust and to preserve the memory of survivors through comprehensive records and individual stories. It's a daunting if not impossible task to find and tell the story of every Holocaust survivor. But to museum officials, every story is important and is worth knowing - if it can be known.
The general facts of the Exodus have long since been established but not the personal stories of many of the passengers. This year, the 60th anniversary of the voyage, museum officials are working to compile a complete passenger manifest since none existed.