Table of Contents
1. Prologue
TIMELINE
ARTIFACTS
MORAL CHOICES
ANIMATION
Finding the diary
2. Introduction
TIMELINE
ARTIFACTS
MORAL CHOICES
PART I
My city
CONTEXT BOXES
Vilnius over time
Jewish religious customs
YIVO in Vilna
Jewish religious customs
YIVO in Vilna
PART II
School
PART III
Politics and my father’s work
CONTEXT BOXES
Polish political parties before World War II
Pogroms
Pogroms
PART IV
What does the future have in store?
3. The World
TIMELINE
ARTIFACTS
MORAL CHOICES
WORLD CONTEXT
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Dominican Republic
France
Germany
Mexico
Palestine
Poland
South Africa
Soviet Union
United States
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Dominican Republic
France
Germany
Mexico
Palestine
Poland
South Africa
Soviet Union
United States
4. The War Begins
TIMELINE
ARTIFACTS
MORAL CHOICES
PART I
The Outbreak of the Second World War and Soviet occupation (Sept. 1939 – June 1941)
CONTEXT BOXES
German-Soviet (Ribbentrop-Molotov) Pact
Lithuania: caught between two powers
Lithuanian antisemitism
Jews, Lithuanians, and Communism
Lithuania: caught between two powers
Lithuanian antisemitism
Jews, Lithuanians, and Communism
PART II
German invasion (June 1941 – Sept. 1941)
CONTEXT BOXES
Lebensraum, “Manifest Destiny”, Nuremberg and Jim Crow laws
The Lithuanian Uprising
The Judenrat
The Lithuanian Uprising
The Judenrat
PART III
Into the Ghetto (September 1941- December 1941)
CONTEXT BOXES
The Vilna Ghetto
Ghetto workers
The “Aktions”
The children
Ghetto workers
The “Aktions”
The children
5. Life in the Ghetto
TIMELINE
ARTIFACTS
MORAL CHOICES
PART I
Environment
GRAPHIC NARRATIVE
The Ghetto Atmosphere
GRAPHIC NARRATIVE
The Ghetto Atmosphere
PART II
Culture and Relationships
COLLAGES
Schools
Groups and Mentorship
Youth Club
Ghetto Records
Ghetto Library
Exhibitions
Groups and Mentorship
Youth Club
Ghetto Records
Ghetto Library
Exhibitions
PART III
Moral and ethical dilemmas
ANIMATIONS
The Jewish Police
The Butcher
The Butcher
PART IV
I, Yitskhok
VIDEOS
The Speech
The Birthday
The School Choice
The Activities
The Birthday
The School Choice
The Activities
6. The War Ends
TIMELINE
ARTIFACTS
MORAL CHOICES
CONTEXT BOXES
The Battle of Stalingrad and liquidation of the ghettos
The “Final Solution”
Lithuania after World War II
The “Final Solution”
Lithuania after World War II