“In the First Person” exhibition of survivors’ testimonies featured in news outlets across the state

“In the First Person,” on view at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library through Jan. 28, 2025, is the first large-scale public exhibition of footage from the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. The exhibition has received extensive coverage and praise from reviewers and reporters, including in several of the publications below. (Some links may require a subscription to access.) 

• New Haven Register: “Yale exhibit of Holocaust survivors’ testimonies opens in New Haven,“ by Layla Schlack (July 28) 
• New Haven Independent: “The Beinecke Remembers The Holocaust,” by Eleanor Polak (Aug. 1) 
• Republican American: “Beinecke exhibit traces long history of Jewish efforts to record suffering at hands of evildoers,” by Tracey O’Shaughnessy (Aug. 24) 
• Yale Daily News: “Special exhibit at the Beinecke showcases Holocaust survivors’ testimonies,” by Alex Geldzahler (Sept. 4) 
• Hartford Courant: “Opinion: ‘In the First Person’—A Father Speaks from Beyond,“ by Sharone Kornman (Oct. 11) 
• Forward (in Yiddish): “A Superb Exhibit of the Fortunoff Archive at Yale,” by Philip Schwartz (Oct. 22) 
• New Haven Independent: “Unpacking Holocaust Testimonies at the Beinecke,” by Clara Holahan (Oct. 30) 

Stephen Naron, director of the Fortunoff Video Archive, and Konstanze Kunst, Joseph and Ceil Mazer Librarian for Judaic Studies, co-curated the exhibition.  

Photo by Robert Lisak