From the Holocaust to Maine: Testimonies of the Survivors

These are the testimonies of 20 remarkable people who survived the Holocaust. Most were children during the dark years of fascism in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. As the "Final Solution" gathered momentum, some were forced into ghettos and then on to the death factories of Auschwitz and other camps. Some fled to the woods where they survived with partisan bands resisting the Germans and others who hunted for Jews. One lived in hiding as a good "Catholic" school boy with a farm family in Belgium. All of them survived through a combination of great fortitude and good luck. They then made their way from the chaos and devastation of Europe to the United States and eventually moved to Maine, where they rebuilt their lives. Jack Montgomery began making photographic portraits of the survivors 30 years ago. At the outset of the pandemic, he set out to collect their first person accounts as they had told them in interviews, books they had written and speeches they had given, letters and poems

Author: Jack Montgomery
Publisher: Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine
Published: 08/07/2025
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9798999810717

About the Author
Montgomery, Jack: - Jack Montgomery is a photographer, author and former attorney. He began photographing Maine's Holocaust survivors in 1996. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Portland (Maine) Museum of Art, the Maine Jewish Museum, The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, as well as private individuals. His photographs cover a wide range including portraiture, architecture and landscape and often touch upon social issues including the consequences of totalitarianism, terrorism and anti-semitism.Ziffer, Walter: - Walter Ziffer (born 5 March 1927) is a Czech-American author, engineer, and Holocaust survivor.Rosen, Aaron: - Aaron Rosen, PhD is a writer, curator, and non-profit leader, respected internationally for his work in the public humanities, interfaith dialogue, and the arts. Aaron serves as Executive Director of The Clemente Course in the Humanities, a national non-profit delivering transformative, free college courses to underserved communities. Aaron is also Visiting Professor of Sacred Traditions & the Arts at King's College London, where he taught previously. He served as Director of the Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion in Washington, DC and began his career as a fellow at Yale, Oxford, and Columbia Universities. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge. His research has been supported by numerous scholarships, awards, and grants, from bodies including the Mellon Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, and Templeton Religion Trust. Aaron has curated dozens of exhibitions around the world and provided commentary for various outlets, including the BBC, PBS, The Guardian, and Image Journal, where he is the arts editor.

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