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As antisemitism and hate continue to rise, remembrance and education matter more than ever. Join the Mizel Museum in honoring Holocaust victims and ensuring their stories endure. Experience our Eyewitness to History: A Holocaust Survivor Speaks programs at no cost.
- Adela Dagerman: Bearing Witness, Finding Strength Amid the Holocaust, Monday, April 13 at 1:30 PM MDT
- Dr. Shelly Cline: Eugenics, Propaganda, and the Path to Genocide, Monday, April 20 at 6:00 PM MDT
Eyewitness to History features survivor and expert testimony guided by a Mizel Museum educator. We are grateful to the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education for their support of this important work. The series helps participants reflect on the consequences of hatred, the importance of critical thinking, and the responsibility we share to learn from the past.
Register once for both events.
Can’t make it live? Don’t worry—registrants will be sent a replay link following each event.
The $1 per-participant charge for this presentation has been graciously underwritten by the Mizel Museum’s underwriters.
Event 1: Adela Dagerman
Bearing Witness, Finding Strength Amid the Holocaust
Monday, April 16 | 1:30 PM (MDT) | Virtual | No Cost
Born in Nyírbátor, Hungary, Adela Dagerman (née Kraus) grew up in a close-knit family with six brothers and three sisters. In 1944, when Adela was just 16, Nazi Germany invaded Hungary and her life was irrevocably changed. Adela and her family were forced into a ghetto before being deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau; only Adela and her sister Rose survived. After liberation, Adela returned to Hungary, where she met and married her husband, Jack. In 1949, they immigrated to the United States and settled in Kansas City, beginning a new chapter after unimaginable loss. Through sharing her story, Adela helps students understand the consequences of hatred and the importance of remembrance, resilience, and moral responsibility.
Event 2: Dr. Shelly Cline
Eugenics, Propaganda, and the Path to Genocide
Monday, April 20 | 6 PM (MDT) | Virtual | No Cost
Noted Holocaust historian and Director of Education at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (MCHE), Dr. Shelly Cline examines the forces that enabled genocide, with a focus on gender studies, antisemitism, and the breakdown of democratic institutions. Dr. Cline’s work examines how biased, pseudo-scientific theories shaped policies in Nazi Germany and beyond, determining who was considered worthy of life, citizenship, and protection. By studying the interwar period, she shows how these dangerous ideas took root long before the Holocaust, setting the stage for genocide. Through the Mizel Museum’s Eyewitness to History program, she guides students in critically examining how ideology, fear, and misinformation can lead to mass violence—and why recognizing these warning signs remains vital today.
