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▴ Walls of history in
the Education Center.

HOLOCA US T DOCUMENTATION ver 40 years ago, the
A ND EDUCATION CENTER
Holocaust Documentation
Preserving Oand Education Center was
established in Dania Beach, a fitting
location since South Florida is home
to the second largest Holocaust
Voices survivor population in the world.
Along with caring for more than
2,500 recorded testimonies of
survivors, liberators and rescuers,
the center’s programs aim to be
of the Past a "living memorial" that provide
visitors with a personal, direct
connection to history.
"Educating people about the evils
and dangers of what hatred can do
is key," says HDEC President Rositta
Kenigsberg. "Especially with what is
The number of the living who suffered through the going on today."
systematic genocide during World War II, known Visitors can sit and chat with
simply as the Holocaust, is dwindling, and the race is Holocaust survivors, many of
whom were children at the
on to capture their stories in their own words. time. Curators describe those
conversations as having changed
hearts. At other times, friendships
were sparked across generations
and cultures through the simple
human act of sharing stories.
Now, the center offers these
opportunities virtually, too.

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