Survivors of Genocide

With April comes a significant month in remembering the atrocities of genocide. April 7 marks the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda; the date for Holocaust Remembrance day according to the Hebrew calendar falls on the 16^th April this year; and April 24^th marks the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

April also marks the 70^th Anniversary of the liberation of multiple Nazi Concentration Camps. 3 Generations’ Founder and Executive Director Jane Wells’ father Sidney Bernstein was with the Allied Forces that liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen. As a film advisor to the Ministry of Information, he was responsible for overseeing the film units as they documented the atrocities found there. When Sidney Bernstein returned to the UK he was tasked with producing a feature length film, German Concentration Camps Factual Survey, about the camps the Allies liberated. He brought together some of the greatest filmmakers, writers and talent of that era to create a permanent reminder of Nazi atrocities for generations to come. In the fall of 1945, however, his Ministry of Information superiors closed down the production and the film was not completed or shown. The complex story of that film and why it was stifled was not fully told until 2014, when it became the subject of the award-winning documentary, Night Will Fall, directed by Andre Singer. On May 19 we will be hosting a fundraising screening of the film at The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.

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These dates draw our focus to the act of remembrance and the ways in which we can best memorialize the experiences of survivors. Here at 3 Generations we believe that sharing stories through the medium of film is a significant step in the process of healing the lasting wounds caused by these atrocities. Our mission is to create a platform for the voices of survivors, and to amplify and honor their voices through as wide an outreach as possible.

Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to provide this platform nor would we be able to educate people in the atrocities of genocide and other human rights abuses. In order for us to continue our healing and educational work we need your ongoing support. Please continue your support so we can continue our work.