Hidden Histories: What Digital Technology Reveals about Jews and Germans in Occupied Kraków

Forced into a ghetto during the Nazi occupation, Kraków’s Jewish residents lived in overcrowded buildings, isolated from the rest of the city by fences and a wall. They endured forced labor and were deprived of basic needs like food and sanitation. By contrast, the Nazi perpetrators dominated the rest of the city, benefiting from their power, privilege, and exploitation of Jews.

Learn how digital maps and models, combined with a Holocaust survivor’s diary and other traditional primary sources, expand what is known about the overlap in victims’ experiences and perpetrators’ plans.

Opening remarks
Dr. Elizabeth Anthony, Director, Visiting Scholar Programs, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies

Speaker
Dr. Paul B. Jaskot, Ina Levine Invitational Scholar, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Professor of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Duke University

Moderator
Dr. Lisa Leff, Director, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies

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The Ina Levine Invitational Scholar Award is endowed by the William S. and Ina Levine Foundation of Phoenix, Arizona.