The Lake Havasu Historical Museum continues with new exhibits about the Holocaust.
Titled “Through the Eyes of Youth: Life and Death in the Bezin Ghetto,” the exhibit, unveiled February 24, looks at the lives of eight Polish teens and young adults who came of age during the Holocaust. .
It is on display until April 1st.
Museum director Gillian Usher called it “sober but powerful.”
This exhibit was loaned to the Lake Havasu City Museum by the Martin-Springer Institute of Northern Arizona University, an organization dedicated to Holocaust education. Institute founder Doris Martin is one of his eight young people whose experiences are featured in the exhibit, and Martin’s memoir “Kiss Every Step” is now available for purchase. Become.
The museum is located at 320 London Bridge Road. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 11am to 3pm.
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Speaking of museums, the organization recently announced that it had acquired original footage of the 1971 London Bridge dedication ceremony. The museum’s Facebook page says the VHS tapes are being digitized for a new project, and promises more information coming soon.
— Today’s News Herald