↗Thomas Dowdy
A Black Soldier of the 784th Tank Battalion
United States Army · Western Front · African American soldierVoices of the past.
Lessons for the future.
History does not simply belong to the past — it actively shapes the present and influences the future. The events of the 20th and 21st centuries have demonstrated, time and again, the devastating consequences of war, authoritarianism, and societal division. Yet as generations pass, firsthand witnesses to these events are gradually lost. Preserving their voices has never been more urgent.
850+interviews recorded, 2016–2026
Preserved for the futureFirsthand accounts of war, persecution and survival.
History through testimonyPreserved for future generations in the archives, and shared through education.
Behind every name,
there is a story.
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United States
↗Nissen Mangel
An Auschwitz survivor who became a rabbi.
Concentration Camp survivor · Sereď · Auschwitz · Mauthausen · Melk · Gunskirchen
Slovakia
Czech Republic
↗Roman Lesniak
One of the last survivors of Schindler’s list.
Concentration camp survivor · Kraków ghetto · Płaszów · Schindler’s list
Poland
↗Leonid Rozenberg
An artillery officer on the Eastern Front.
Soviet (Red) Army · Eastern Front · Jewish soldier · Wounded
Ukraine
↗Aron Bielski (Bell)
Jewish Partisan and Holocaust Survivor
In Hiding · Resistance · Jewish soldier
↗Spencer Seaver
Fighter Pilot Who Flew 101 Missions over Korea
Royal Australian Air Force · Fighter pilot · Decorated
Australia
WHY WE LISTEN
Record. Preserve.
Share.
We conduct in-depth interviews with veterans and survivors, combining personal testimony with archival materials and historical research. Recorded footage is archived with Memory of Nations. Documentaries and educational videos bring these experiences to schools, teachers and the wider public.
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