VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Vincennes University Shake Library will be collaborating with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and American Library Association to bring the “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibit to Vincennes.
The exhibit will debut at the Shake Library, located in the Shake Learning Resource Center on March 17 and run through April 28.
The “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit will “explore the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war, and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s,” according to a press release from the university.
VU Director of Library Services Charla Gilbert said, “The “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit holds deep significance as it examines a pivotal and sobering chapter in history, reminding us of the importance of understanding our past to shape a more compassionate future. The Shake Library is honored to host this exhibit at VU, offering community members, VU students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to engage with its powerful message through tours and accompanying events. Together, we hope to foster important dialogue, deepen understanding, and honor the memory of those impacted by this tragic period in history.”
Along with the traveling exhibit, the Shake Library has also created a “Butterfly Project” that offers a unique opportunity to engage with the exhibit and honor Holocaust victims.
The library has asked students, facility members and community members to create various forms of butterflies to be displayed throughout Vincennes University.
These butterflies are inspired by the original Butterfly Project initiated by the Holocaust Museum in Houston to honor the 1.5 million Jewish children who had died during the holocaust.
The butterflies can be made out of paper or ceramics, the butterflies can also be submitted in a digital media form such as a photograph.
For additional information, to submit photos or digital files of your butterflies, or to schedule a time to drop them off at the Shake Library, contact Tiarra Basham at tiarra.basham@vinu.edu.
