The First Million: When the Murderer Comes to the House of the Victims
Sunday, March 23, 2025
3:00 PM EST
Opening Remarks:
Tamara Vershitskaya
Founder of the Jewish Resistance Museum in Novogrudok’
Jewish Heritage Specialist
The Together Plan
Guest speaker:
Boris Maftsir
The Hidden Holocaust in the Soviet Union
In the third and final program, Boris Maftsir, world renowned filmmaker, will be giving a lecture on his documentary film project – The First Million: The Hidden Holocaust in the Soviet Union. Maftsir will discuss how the Holocaust in this region was erased from public memory. He will also share with the audience new discoveries about the mass murders in Lithuania.
In remembrance of these innocent victims, Maftsir will incorporate video clips from his documentary project SEARCHING FOR THE UNKNOWN HOLOCAUST. Through this project, he hopes to educate and raise awareness about atrocities committed during this dark period in history.
You can learn more about this project and view the documentary films here.
This series is in partnership with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Center, Classrooms Without Borders, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University, the Together Plan, the Jewish Tapestry Project, and Yahad-In Unum
