You are here: 2000 / Workshops, Panels and Seminars / Workshops on Remembrance and Representation / Workshop 5 on Remembrance, "Testimony in Remembrance" / Presentation by Mrs. Hédi Fried
	Participants Countries and organizations Conference documentation Conference programme				Report from Workshop 5 on Remembrance: "Testimony in Remembrance" Presentation by Mrs. Inge Deutschkron Presentation by Mrs. Hédi Fried Presentation by Mr. Arno Lustiger Presentation by Mrs. Hédi Fried Fried, Hédi Presentation by Mrs. Hédi Fried How can our testimonies be used in education, in public remembrance, and memorial projects? All of us who give evidence agree that our stories make a big impact on both the young and the old. How will these be used in memorial projects? When we Survivors are gone our books will continue to tell our story. Our children will tell their children, and the Living History project guarantees that this lesson should be followed of thorough studies of History. However, only listening to history will not change attitudes. What is also important, is to understand the mechanisms behind the Holocaust, and specially the psychological ones. Only being aware of our subconscious can we choose the right decision in a critical situation. The methods we use within Living History help also in this respect. But what do we remember? I can remember that I was hungry, that I was cold, that my wounds ached, but the actual feel of it is not there. There is a difference between remembering the feeling, and actually feeling it. Thus we can never expect that people should really understand what it felt like. We also remember different things. Two people experiencing the same facts will remember it differently. What is the truth? There is also a danger connected with remeberance, that we must keep in mind. The way in which the story is told may evoke so much identification with the victim, that it also may evoke strong feelings of revenge, and this we must avoid. For coming generations the will to avoid genocide happening again must also include the strong will to live in peace with others. “Everything has its own season....A time to break down and a time to build up” says The Preacher, chapter three. Today I feel strongly that our memory must be used to “build up”. Our generation cannot complete this task, but we can do our part, and offer our help to the next generation. We who know from our own experience that the darkness is always blackest. before dawn, must also convey our belief that a new dawn will dawn, even when you think that you cannot go on. And still, we must do more than go on. We must “build up” together. >> Back to top				Introduction Opening Session: Messages and speeches Plenary Sessions: Messages and speeches Workshops, Panels and Seminars Summary Report on Panels and Workshops Panel 1: Holocaust Education - Where Are We Going? Panel 2: Remembering the Holocaust - The challenges of Memory Panel 3: Holocaust Research - From the Archives to the Classroom Workshops on Education Workshops on Remembrance and Representation Workshops on Research Closing Session and Declaration Other Activities
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