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much later, she donated it to the new
museum, just as Louis Bannet gave his
treasured trumpet as a gift.
Then, too, there's the single,
slightly scuffed baby shoe on display.
It once belonged to young Irene
Katzenstein, who as a child was sepa-
rated from her parents when she was
sent on the Kindertransport, a rescue
of German Jewish children who were
transported to safety and foster
homes in Britain. Her mother later
joined her, but her father could not
get a British visa, and left instead for
South America, holding onto his
daughter's shoe throughout his jour-
neys. Much later, the adult Irene
Katzenstein Schmied donated the
baby shoe to the museum.
Photos — and there are many —
also help to humanize the Holocaust,
and remind visitors of the lives, not
the deaths, of the victims. For
instance, next to a display titled
"The Killing Centers" are close-up
photos of smiling, vibrant faces
along with capsule biographies of
these victims.
Besides the wealth of artifacts and
photos, the innovative use of videos
makes this museum journey even
more compelling. In all, 24 original
documentary films chronicle the
memories of survivors, rescuers and
others.
These are poignant and dramatic
testimonials indeed. For instance,
there are the reminiscences of a
young German child whose friends
suddenly became anti-Semites and of
survivors recalling specific details of
their lives in the camps.
Then there's the film about the
voyage of the S. S. St. Louis, the vessel
that tried to bring Jewish passengers
fleeing the Nazis to America and
Cuba and was turned back. The
video shows actual footage from the
journey.
These remarkable documentaries
were culled from 80,000 hours of
testimony, including the museum's
own archives plus testimonies from
Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the
Shoah Visual History Foundation.
All of it is presented with state-of-
the-art video and audio equipment
that includes professional monitors
and projectors. "The pervasive use
of documentary films sets us apart
from all other history museums,"
said Museum Director David
Altshuler. "One important objective
is for visitors to have an indelible
experience of our vast archival mater-
ial." ❑

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