After the Holocaust:
Stories of Holocaust Survivors After the War

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum sought a way to add depth and and texture to hours of audio interviews collected from survivors of the Holocaust. bluecadet interactive partnered with the museum to create an online environment that would engage viewers of the site through audio, visual and textual components.

Through the theme of leaves falling from the trees in autumn, the site tells the story of life after surviving the horrors of the holocaust. The Internet Scout Report, an educational organization tasked with finding and evaluating useful Internet sites, writes:

"Perhaps no event in the 20th century (or in recorded history) has been as well-documented and archived as the Holocaust that took place in Nazi Germany during the late 1930s and 1940s. Many groups and organizations have sought to place some of the materials they have collected online, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is one such organization that should be applauded for their efforts, which include this recent online collection. This particular collection features interviews with six Holocaust survivors who came to the United States after their experiences. With a somber background of harvest-colored leaves on thin branches, the site presents narratives organized into one of several themes, including "Speaking Out", "Faith, Guilt & Responsibility", and "Arriving in New York". Each interview is intercut with narration that helps explain the background of each survivor’s story, which helps unfamiliar listeners with the context of each experience. Tremendously powerful, this site could be used in the classroom with students, or as a learning tool in users’ homes."


Honors and Awards

• Flashforward 2006 nominee: narrative category