About Remember Us

Remember Us seeks to foster intergenerational connection between Survivors and young people at this critical moment in time for the last Survivor generation. Remember Us recognizes the time-bound opportunity these connections offer young people and the ways in which these unique engagements give Survivors the opportunity to witness their narratives being heard and carried forward.

Remember Us programs have all grown from the core understanding that work during this precious time in Holocaust History must emanate through conversations of Survivors with young people and through remembrance engagements with artists, community leaders and educators, inspired to hear and carry forward the narratives shared by Survivors.

Remember Us fulfills its mission through two key programs:

Remember Us: The Holocaust Bnai Mitzvah Project has, since 2007, been inviting students preparing for their Bat / Bar Mitzvah to connect with the memory of one child lost in the Holocaust. The Bnai Mitzvah Project provides the student and their families with the name of a lost child to remember, information about her or him, and suggestions for simple acts of remembrance. This program has grown to include deeper engagements and opportunities for remembrance of family members of local Survivors in the community as well as opportunities for deeper study and learning around this subject.

Remember Us: The Righteous Conversations Project offers opportunities for dialogue, social action and collaborative film, music and other creative work connecting young people with Holocaust Survivors. In workshops and engagements developed in partnership with schools, Hillels, and community organizations RC provides students with opportunities to carry on the work of Holocaust Remembrance and to speak up about issues of conscience in the world around them through film, new media, music and art.

RC PSAs and films are submitted to film festivals and used by non profit organizations to whom they are gifted to share with their communities and in their social media. RC student music compositions have been performed by professional musicians in a variety of venues including the California State Capitol and the Russel Rotunda in Washington D.C.