Mapping and Documenting the History of Hiding Places during the Holocaust

1731 College Street,Columbia SC 29208

14 April, 2022

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UPCOMING SEMINAR | The Mapping Hiding Places Project presents recent research to map the hiding places used during the Holocaust Upcoming SeminarThe Mapping Hiding Places research project deepens knowledge about the histories and legacy of hiding places used by Jews, Roma and Sinti during the Holocaust (Shoah) in Europe. It is an initiative of dr. Dienke Hondius at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Data collection for this international research project has begun in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, by students and faculty of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Humanities. This research began with mapping hiding places during the occupation and capturing their histories, which survive in the memories of relatives or the survivors themselves. Local eyewitnesses provide more information, and additional information is scattered across many books, articles, interviews and other sources. In this way, the project provides insight into the histories, memories, networks, trends and legacies of hiding in Europe during the Holocaust. Event DetailsSeminar will take place in the Anne Frank Center Speaker remarks will last 45 minutes, with 15 minutes for Q&AGuests are welcome enter at front door*Seating Limited* for 40 guests, RSVP via Eventbrite Recent researchStockton University students have added new findings and the first maps are created with hiding places used by Jews in the Netherlands. In cities, such as Amsterdam or Utrecht, as well as in several areas in the countryside, many hiding places were collected. The maps and research reports are works in progress, produced in collaboration with research assistant Remco de Boer, as well as graduate and undergraduate students at Stockton University in New Jersey. About the SpeakersDr. Dienke Hondius, assistant professor of history at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, staff member at the Anne Frank House, and Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Holocaust Studies at Stockton University. She is the project lead for MappingHidingPlaces.org. Mr. Jan Erik Dubbelman, M.A. is emeritus head of international educational projects of the Anne Frank House. From January 1982 he first worked at the Information Department, later he coordinated the international educational programs until August 2021. He constructed the underlying data file of hiding places, networks and family connections in the Netherlands. About the Anne Frank CenterThe Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina is the official U.S. Partner of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and the only partner site in North America.The Anne Frank Center brings to life the story of the young Jewish girl who – in the pages of her world-renowned diary – documented two years of hiding in German-occupied Amsterdam during World War II. By sharing Anne's legacy with visitors, students and teachers, the Anne Frank Center seeks to inspire our commitment to never be bystanders but instead to stand up together against antisemitism, bigotry and inequality wherever it may exist today. sc.edu/annefrankcenter | [email protected] | Sign Up to Visit Today