![]() Discovering the film decades later, Kurtz set out to learn all he could about the people who appear in it. In Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film, Kurtz tells the story of his grandparents’ trip to Poland one year before World War II began, which they recorded on 16 mm Kodachrome film. He documented that story in a book, published in November 2013, that he shared with Museum audiences across the country in 2014. When Glenn Kurtz donated his grandparents’ home movie to the Museum’s collection, he had no idea he was embarking on a remarkable journey of discovery about his own family’s past and that of a small town in Poland. ![]() That so many were able to do so- creating new families in new homelands and dedicating themselves to shaping the future-should inspire and challenge each of us as together we write the Museum’s next chapter and ensure the permanent relevance of Holocaust remembrance. Seven decades ago, World War II ended and survivors were left to rebuild shattered lives. These leadership gifts will help us launch and sustain vital programs, but we will need many partners to fulfill our ambitious vision. Thanks to the wisdom and foresight of the William Levine family of Phoenix and the Simon-Skjodt family of Indianapolis, the Museum’s Levine Institute for Holocaust Education and Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide have now received generous endowments. With your support, we have maintained momentum toward reaching our $540 million campaign goal. To that end, we know there is much work to do. In their notes, the survivors recalled their own suffering and loss but also looked forward to a better future, expressing this as both a hope and a challenge to our generation. The capsule will be opened in 2043, on the Museum’s 50th anniversary. ![]() The note above is just one of the messages to future generations that the Museum’s survivor volunteers placed in a time capsule during the April 2015 groundbreaking for the new David and Fela Shapell Family Collections and Conservation Center. ![]()
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