The international workshop Heritage and Memory in Jerusalem brought together scholars and experts from around the world to explore the physical and digital preservation of documents, photographs, artworks and artifacts. The meeting was held at Yad Vashem September 8-10 through the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) framework. NARAs Director of Preservation Doris Hamburg spoke about the Iraqi Jewish Archive project (ija.archive.gov). In these photos you see Haim Gertner, Director of the Yad Vashem Archives, talking about the stories that the objects told, and Varda Gross, Head of Conservation at Yad Vashem, speaking with workshop participants about conserving Holocaust era paper and books. Learn more in the Associated Press article Holocaust experts work to preserve WWII-era items. bigstory.ap.org/article/holocaust-experts-work-preserve-wwii-era-items
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:26:40 +0000
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