Sigal Museum “Legacy Exhibit” Reveals Causes and Effects of the Holocaust

In partnership with the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society will host “The Legacy Exhibit: The Story of the Holocaust,” from Sunday, September 1 through September 30, 2013, at the Sigal Museum in downtown Easton. A special day of related programming at the museum will be held on September 8.

This unique exhibit, a production of the Holocaust Resource Center of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, has been used in area schools as a teaching tool for teens, loaned to schools free of charge to supplement their World War II curriculum.

The exhibition at the Sigal Museum marks the first time that “The Legacy Exhibit” is available for viewing by the public. This moving display of museum-quality artifacts, reproductions and original photographs features:

A chronological history of the Holocaust

• Authentic American and Nazi uniforms
• Photographs of the Dachau concentration camp taken by the first GIs entering the camp
• Vintage radio broadcasts
• Reproductions of artwork and samples of poems providing a view of the Holocaust through the eyes of children
• A newly expanded Kristallnacht presentation

An opening for “The Legacy Exhibit” will be held on Sunday, September 8, from 12 to 4 p.m. and will feature a reception and Holocaust-related programming:

12:30 p.m. Special viewing of “Nuremberg: Tyranny on Trial”
1:15 p.m. Welcome remarks
1:30 p.m. Presentation by Dachau liberator Donald Burdick
2:45 p.m. “Meet a Survivor” panel discussion.

The reception is free and open to the public.

The Legacy Exhibit is part of the educational programming supplementing the “Liberty Called and Northampton County” exhibit of World War I and World War II propaganda posters and personal war time artifacts belonging to Northampton County residents, on display now through November at the Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton Street, Easton.

About Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society
The Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society was established in 1906 and continues to serve Northampton County PA and researchers throughout the world, by preserving, showcasing, exhibiting, and interpreting its more than 60,000 collection items. The Society maintains four locations in Easton, PA – the Mixsell House Museum at 4th and Ferry Streets, the Jacob Nicholas House Museum at 5th & Ferry Streets, the 1753 Bachmann Publick House at 2nd & Northampton Streets, and the Sigal Museum at 342 Northampton Street. To learn more, visit sigalmuseum.org

About The Holocaust Resource Center
The Holocaust Resource Center is a program of the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley dedicated to Holocaust Remembrance through education, preservation of primary sources and outreach to present and future generations in the fight against hatred and bigotry. As an outreach and education organization, the center is available to assist all segments of the community, both in the Jewish community and the community at large. To learn more visit www.jewishlehighvalley.org/hrc.aspx.