Posted 8/29/2026
Rockwell Falls Public Library presents a traveling exhibit, “Messages From Survivors: One Family’s Holocaust Legacy”. The exhibit is built on 40 years of filming a family of Holocaust survivors in the Bronx, Miami and a bungalow colony in the Catskills between 1962 and 2016.
In the exhibit, six short videos introduce the Holocaust through powerful personal stories of a family of Holocaust survivors. Six exhibit panels researched using the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s resources provide historical context for the video footage. The exhibit covers the family’s experiences from 1938 through the 21st century.
A feature of the exhibit is the use of QR codes to bring the Holocaust survivors’ voices directly into people’s lives, both onsite and at home. Take-home cards keep the story alive once visitors return home. Each card contains stories of family members–some who survived and some who didn’t, along with QR code links to the videos.
“Survivors’ voices make Holocaust history vivid and personal. An intimate look at a family of survivors sharing stories and celebrations helps combat antisemitic stereotypes while transmitting messages they urgently wanted future generations to understand.”
-From the Messages From Survivors website
Messages From Survivors: One Family’s Holocaust Legacy is made possible by The Memory Project Productions, Inc. The Memory Project Productions, Inc. is a New York-based non-profit organization that creates exhibits and programs devoted to social justice, art and remembrance. Its exhibits have toured the U.S., Poland and Hungary. Their award-winning film, Finding Kalman, has been broadcast nationally on PBS stations.
The exhibit panels are located in the back of the library in the Adirondack room, and will be viewable through the end of September.