Ithaca Descendants of Holocaust Survivors, a local community group, is honored to be hosting historian Judith Cohen here in Ithaca on March 24th. Ms. Cohen is the Chief Acquisitions Curator of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in Washington DC. Her visit to Central New York is sponsored by Ithaca College Jewish Studies, Cornell University Jewish Studies, and the Ithaca Area United Jewish Community.
Judith Cohen will lead an interactive seminar “Considering Our Artifacts: Keeping Their Stories Alive "at the Cherry Artspace: 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca. Here she will provide an overview of the process by which artifacts relating to the Holocaust are donated to the Museum's archives, and address questions and concerns. The public is invited to learn about this process, and area attendees with personal family artifacts (correspondence, photographs, clothing, art, medals or regalia, other objects) are encouraged to reserve a "Show & Tell" spot in advance. During the final hour of the seminar, Ms. Cohen will publicly view materials from local individuals, hear their connected family histories, and answer specific questions about the donations process. No reservations are required to attend the seminar, but “Show & Tell” spots can be reserved by visiting http://bit.ly/showandtellreservation.
For information about this event please visit http://bit.ly/holocaustmuseumvisit.