KEEPING THE MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST ALIVE

 

«It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say.» This is what Holocaust survivor and author Primo Levi wrote about the tragedy and the break with civilization that the Holocaust represents. Holocaust survivors know that history can repeat itself, because they have seen with their own eyes what people are capable of doing.

 

We are not allowed to close our eyes before this matter. As a daughter of Jewish people who were persecuted during the Holocaust, and as Swiss citizen, I consider it our duty and obliga- tion to keep alive the memory of the Holocaust, and to constantly confront ourselves with it.

 

AN ENCOUNTER WITH PROFESSOR LÖB,ONE OF THE LAST HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS,LIVING IN SWITZERLAND

 

We find ourselves at a defining moment concerning the transmission of Holocaust, since there are only a few witnesses of this terrible genocide remaining among us. The text, videos and fotos of Professor Löb stand at the center of this website Holocaust academic; he gives a personal dimension to Holocaust history and preserve it for future generations. professor Löb represent people that have survived the Holocaust and found a new homeland in Switzerland.

 

He shows us how his human dignity was once denied and how he is marked by his life story. We learn glimpses of his life story in the moving films. These is a story of survival, as well as a story of life after the Holocaust. Professor Löb tells us how he was stripped of his rights and dehumiliated, how he survived the Holocaust and how he has continued to live afterwards. He also tells us how trauma and deep sorrow still inhabit Holocaust survivors and himself at an advanced age.

 

FOR THE YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS

 

He demonstrates through his biography and his portrait what can result from anti-Semitism, which is newly ascendant in several countries. Holocaust memory should thus be a warning that racism and anti-Semitism can have significant consequences. It is the responsibility of our generation to carry on the call for «never again.» His testimony targets above all the young generation and should raise awareness about the value and importance of tolerance.

 

I would like to thank Professor Löb from the bottom of my heart: thank you for the strength to tell your life stories, and to share with us your experiences and memories, which can sometimes barely be expressed with words.

 

ANITA WINTER

Gründerin und Präsidentin der Gamaraal Foundation