The scapes you will see are quiet now—grass has grown, the paint of interior walls has faded or marked with graffiti, buildings have crumbled, and the world has moved forward. But listen closely: a voice remains.

 

This photojournalism exhibit invites you to witness the enduring presence of memory in the aftermath of atrocity. Through images captured at concentration camps, Hartheim Castle, and remnants of the Jewish Ghettos, we confront the places where humanity unraveled—and where the Jewish people endured unimaginable suffering. Yet they were not alone in their pain, as Romani, individuals with mental and physical disabilities, homosexuals, Slavic peoples, religious leaders, people of faith, political dissidents, and prisoners of war also faced relentless persecution and death.

 

The images are rendered primarily in black and white, lending the series both historical presence and emotional weight. In contrast, memorials appear in color, emphasizing their ongoing role in contemporary memory and linking past trauma to present acknowledgment. Many of the images capture only a portion of the subject, urging the viewer toward contemplation rather than completion—quickening the soul to the sensitivity of the subject while inviting a deeper awareness of place. In absence and fragment, the viewer is called to listen, to fill the silence with remembrance.

 

What endures in these frames is more than documentary trace; they are echoes of cries never answered, prayers never completed, and lives—both children and adults—never lived. But within that echo is a voice: of dignity, of warning, and of hope.

 

May we arouse the thematic mitzvah of Zakhor, the Jewish tradition and commandment to remember—not only to mourn, but to carry that voice forward. For it is through our collective memory and exercise of our spiritual and moral compasses, that we honor those that died or suffered through the atrocities of the Holocaust and safeguard our future.