The journey you’re about to enjoy is the audio portion of an interview conducted on the Did You Know That? YouTube channel. While certain references are to the video aspect, you won’t lose any context by just listening. Welcome to the show.

“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” Elie Wiesel

A college professor once told our class that an event doesn’t become history for at least 50 years. Before that, it’s political science.

Well, it’s been more than 75 years (as of this writing) since the world was initially exposed to the terror that was the Holocaust, and this campaign to eradicate the Jewish populace of Europe was historical by any measure the moment it was conceived in the 1930’s. Two-plus decades into the 21st Century, the Holocaust is still teaching lessons about the potential in each of us.

That’s where Ann Arnold comes into the picture. Ann’s father, Mark Schonwetter, is a Holocaust survivor. Ann and her sister grew up hearing stories about their grandmother being on the run for more than four years with two young children in tow. Ann didn’t want these stories, and the innumerable others, to be mere words in a history book or grainy images in a documentary. So she and her sister started the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation (https://www.mshefoundation.org/). Their mission is to provide educators with the tools necessary to personalize the story of the Holocaust and make its lessons relevant to all future generations.

You can also read about Mark’s experiences via the book he and Ann wrote together. You can find "Together: A Journey for Survival" here: https://www.togetherajourneyforsurviv....


Once you’ve listened to this inspirational conversation, find out more about Ann herself at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-arnold/.


To find out more about your host, check out https://www.linkedin.com/in/scorcyber/.


Music: "Northern Seas" by Mateja Kojadinov via Artlist