On April 19 (Sunday) at 1:00 PM, the Museum of Jewish Memory and the Holocaust in Ukraine will host the opening of the temporary exhibition “SOMEONE WAS A NEIGHBOR: CHOICE, HUMAN BEHAVIOR, AND THE HOLOCAUST,” created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, District of Columbia (USHMM).

The exhibition confronts visitors with one of the most difficult questions in 20th-century history: how the Holocaust became possible and why ordinary people became accomplices to the crimes or remained indifferent observers. The exhibition goes beyond dry statistics, seeking to focus on the human aspect, in particular the role of neighbors, colleagues and acquaintances of genocide victims in the tragic events of the 1930s and 1940s.

Key questions about the exhibition:

- What role did ordinary citizens play in strengthening the Nazi regime?

- Why did some choose to help, while most chose to remain silent?

- How did the daily choices of individuals affect the fate of millions?

This exhibition is about the power of individual choice, which always remains relevant. Within the walls of the Dnipro Museum, the project takes on special significance, calling for reflection on the lessons of the past in the context of modern challenges.

We invite you to see history through the lens of human actions and reflect on the lessons we still learn. This is a manifesto of responsibility and reflection on where the line is drawn between passive observation and complicity in evil.

Entrance to the event is free.

We will be waiting for you at the address:

Dnipro, Sholom Aleichem St. 4/26, Menorah Center, Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine.”

Help by phone:

+38 050 452 21 63, +38 056 717 70 16