After the Holocaust devastated Europe in the early 20 th Century, the world was forever altered.

World War and Holocaust throughout Europe left six million Jews and five million others murdered by

the Nazis and their collaborators. Anger, invasion, and extermination all played a factor in the

destruction of European Jewry. It was not until the Allied Powers gained victory in Europe in May 1945

that war stopped. Although genocide ended in 1945, the memory of genocide and its aftermath

continues for its victims.

              As a participant on the Stockton Study Tour to the Netherlands and France in March 2017, I had the

unique opportunity to travel with three survivors who were hidden children during the Holocaust. My

classmates and I traced the life stories of these survivors, as well as children and great-grandchildren of

survivors that were on our trip, by visiting cities and locations that played a critical role in their survival.

The different experiences each one had during the Holocaust framed how they would live the rest of

their lives. For some, their story had been shared many times with students of the Holocaust and

genocide. For others, this was the first time they exposed themselves to the emotion of returning to

what they once called home.

               The "Stockton Board of Trustees Fellowships for Distinguished Students" program was established

by the Board of Trustees in April of 1986. It supports student-initiated projects of undergraduate

research and/or creative work in keeping with the educational philosophy and mission of Stockton

University. My fellowship project used photography to document the reactions and emotions of three

Holocaust survivors as they re-lived their past on the Faculty Led Program Study Tour to the Netherlands

and France.

                A special thanks to Sarah Albertson who has worked vigorously with me to bring this photography

exhibit to life.