CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF THE UNITED STATES
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CULTURE & HERITAGE
JUNE 29�JULY 6, 2022
Last chance to see ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ exhibit
By Daneli Atilano
Go! Magazine
PENDLETON — The Pendle-
ton Library is one of the chosen
50 U.S. libraries to hold the
Americans and the Holocaust
traveling exhibit from May 23 to
July 1.
Loaned from the U.S. Holo-
caust Memorial Museum and the
American Library Association,
the exhibit uses new research
from the 1930s and 1940s to
shed light on how anti-Semi-
tism, racism, xenophobia and
other factors infl uenced the U.S.
response to Nazism during the
Holocaust.
The exhibit is meant to chal-
lenge its viewers’ prior idea of
Americans being unaware of the
mass genocide by presenting
extensive research along with
the stories of brave Americans
who took a stand against Na-
zism.
In the library’s press release,
The traveling
“Americans and
the Holocaust”
exhibit, at the
Pendleton Library
until July 1,
examines factors
that infl uenced
the U.S. response
to Nazism during
the Holocaust.
Pendleton Library/
Contributed Photo
Library Assistant Director James
Simpson said the two ques-
tions the exhibit was created to
answer are: “What did Americans
know about the Holocaust? And
what more could have been
done?”
The latter is left for viewers
to answer for themselves after
seeing the stories and plethora
of information provided.
The exhibit consists of four
kiosks, 16 themed panels, fi lms
and an interactive video. These
discuss the infl uences behind
the decisions made by the U.S.
government, media, Hollywood,
other organizations and individ-
uals regarding Nazism and the
war. Along with this are stories
and information on how the
Holocaust aff ected immigration,
refugees, the Olympics and U.S.
public opinion during the time.
The Pendleton Library is the
only library in Oregon to display
the “Americans and the Holo-
caust” exhibit. This is a limited
time exhibition that will move on
from Oregon on July 1.
The library, 502 SW Dorion
Ave., is open Monday-Thursday,
10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Friday and
Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For
more information visit www.
pendleton.or.us/library.
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MOVING ON
There will be two more
chances to see this exhibit
in areas nearby: Gonzaga
University in Spokane,
Washington, from Aug. 26
to Oct. 7 and at Boise State
University from March 17 to
April 28, 2023.
The exhibit will have visited
50 libraries when its yearlong
journey ends Nov. 30, 2023.
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