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Year-round, we interview those who experienced the 20th century in Central-Eastern Europe. Through personal accounts, these interviews preserve the stories and messages of tragedy survivors which would otherwise be forgotten. Interviews can be virtual or in-person.

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Surviving the Volhynian Massacre

"If we had gone through with the plan, we would've died"

"I had to rescue her"

"My father grabbed me from the train, leaving my mother to die by the tracks"

"She had to be hidden"

"We must all try to prevent future wars"

"We hid together in the woods when people came"

"We are escaping"

"We were saved, but I lost my parents"

"We were hiding by the river..."

"We were deported to Siberia."

"Somehow, everybody lived."

Surviving Communism

"All us children would run and make barricades"

"They told us lies in school"

"I remember those terrifying shots"

"It was unbearable"

"The bomb fell right next to us"

"Could you imagine even imagine having to see that?"