Artifacts are survivors as well (vol. 9)
May 13, 2026
The highlight of our ninth “Artifacts Are Survivors” post: A “Memory Book” from one of the Boys of Buchenwald, courtesy of The Chapnick Family Collection. After being liberated from the Buchenwald concentration camp, Abe Chapnick and the other Buchenwald Boys were sent to France for rehabilitation. Many of the boys kept memory books, which were filled with poems, drawings, and messages. This drawing of the gate at Buchenwald belonged to one of Abe's friends.
The histories of genocides are preserved through these artifacts only if you are willing to listen and learn. Click here to visit our Exhibit, where you can learn more about this artifact and the history behind it.