Dallas Holocaust Museum

Last week my kiddos and I had the privilege of visiting the Dallas Holocaust Museum

for their Homeschool Day. We were treated to a very informative

 guided tour of the main exhibits. 

After lunch we participated in a group activity which was a wonderful

complement to the mornings tour. 

This Anne Frank exhibit was so very informative. They had Anne's whole life displayed. 

One of the most humbling aspects of our visit to the museum
was our time with Max. The Dallas Holocaust Museum is implementing
a new addition to their museum called Dimensions 

in Testimony. What is this? Well, it is interviews that the museum
has had with actual Holocaust survivors. They spent about a week
with each survivor asking them thousands of questions. They
 then went into a database. We were able to ask Max,
who was then in holograph, questions. The museum said that over
time the more questions that are asked the greater accuracy the
 answers will become. It really was awesome. It was like actually
sitting with Max. One question that I asked Max was,
"Max, how were you treated in the concentration camp?"
He told of a story of a fellow concentration camp gentleman who was
being punished. He was made to take his belt off. The officers put the belt
around his neck, made him get on all fours like a dog and made him
 go down rows of fellow inmates. As he crawled by fellow inmates
had to kick and slap him. Max said that he was bloody and beat up and
was practically unable to crawl by the time it was over.
As he was telling the story I grew increasingly nauseous. Collectively, we
were able to ask Max about a dozen questions. It was truly
humbling and eye-opening. I think that they said that there were
about 5 or 6 survivors that they had as a part of the Dimensions in Testimony.