S5 E5- “Through Hell to the Midwest: Mapping Holocaust Survival in Kansas City” with Hollie Marquess, Amber Nickell, and Sarah Keiss

Midwest Center for Holocaust Education Monument in Kansas City

In this episode, Hollie Marquess is joined by Amber Nickell and Sarah Keiss. The three of them discuss their research project, “Through Hell to the Midwest,” which maps Holocaust survival using arcGIS and StoryMaps. Hollie, Amber, and Sarah discuss how they used oral history testimony from the Fortunoff Archives to trace Holocaust survivors from birth, through the Holocaust, and to their new lives in the Kansas City area. For more information on these survivors, visit:

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