Dimensions in Testimony℠ Theater
Sit face-to-face with a Holocaust survivor’s story and ask questions that bring history to life.
Dimensions in Testimony
It's real time. It's groundbreaking.
Dimensions in Testimony from the USC Shoah Foundation lets visitors interact with Holocaust survivors in a specially designed space, where high-definition interview recordings paired with voice recognition technology enable these incredible people to respond to questions from the audience, inviting one-on-one “conversations.”
Our Dimensions in Testimony Theater is included with Museum admission. See the Guest Services Desk for times and availability, and to make reservations. Space is limited.
Please note: Every Friday we feature local Dallas Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben in our Dimensions in Testimony Theater.
Learn more about our speakers here.
Dimensions in Testimony
It's real time. It's groundbreaking.
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Experience the extraordinary testimony of Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen through resilience, courage, and the power of music.
Dimensions in Testimony from the USC Shoah Foundation lets visitors interact with Holocaust survivors in a specially designed space, where high-definition interview recordings paired with voice recognition technology enable these incredible people to respond to questions from the audience, inviting one-on-one “conversations.”
Our Dimensions in Testimony Theater is included with Museum admission. See the Guest Services Desk for times and availability, and to make reservations. Space is limited.
Please note: Every Friday we feature local Dallas Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben in our Dimensions in Testimony Theater.
Learn more about our speakers here.
This Month's Speakers
Week of June 1
Pinchas Gutter
Pinchas Gutter’s testimony traces his survival from the Warsaw Ghetto through multiple concentration camps and liberation in 1945. His story is a powerful and deeply personal witness to the Holocaust and the importance of remembrance.
Week of June 8
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch survived Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen, in part through her role in the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz. Her extraordinary testimony reveals the role of music, resilience, and hope in the face of unimaginable cruelty.
Week of June 15
Janine Oberrotman
Janine Oberrotman survived the Holocaust through escape, concealment, and living under false papers as a forced laborer. Her testimony highlights extraordinary courage, resourcefulness, and the determination to survive against overwhelming odds.
Week of June 22
Fritzie Fritzshall
Fritzie Fritzshall’s testimony takes visitors through her journey from a ghetto to Auschwitz, forced labor, and a death march before liberation in 1945. Her story is a powerful testament to endurance, memory, and the courage to bear witness.
Week of June 29
Aaron Elster
As a young child in Nazi-occupied Poland, Aaron Elster survived by hiding in an attic for two years after being separated from his family during the liquidation of the ghetto they lived in. His remarkable story is one of resilience, survival, and rebuilding a life in America after the war. He later served in the U.S. Army, fighting for his adopted country in the Korean War.
"I tell my story for the purpose of improving humanity. Drop, by drop, by drop, like water on a stone, the world can become a better place."
Pinchas Gutter, Holocaust Survivor
Dimensions in Testimony℠ is a collection of interactive biographies from USC Shoah Foundation that enable people to have conversations with pre-recorded video images of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses to genocide.
Dimensions in Testimony℠ is an initiative by USC Shoah Foundation to record and display testimony in a way that will preserve the dialogue between Holocaust Survivors and learners far into the future. Collaborating within the project are Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, with technology by USC Institute for Creative Technologies, and concept by Conscience Display. Funding for Dimensions in Testimony℠ was provided in part by Pears Foundation, Louis. F. Smith, Melinda Goldrich and Andrea Clayton/Goldrich Family Foundation in honor of Jona Goldrich, and Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Other partners include CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center.