FRAMINGHAM - Framingham State University (FSU) is currently hosting an exhibit on the Holocaust.

Stationed at the Whittemore Library through October 11, the traveling exhibition curated by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association is entitled “Americans and the Holocaust.” It examines the response within the United States to the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany along with genocide in Europe leading up and during World War II.

“The history of the Holocaust teaches us the horrible nature of antisemitism, racism, the horrible -isms that permeate our society,” Whittemore Library Dean Millie Gonzalez said in an interview with The Frame.

“All of the lessons learned are in this exhibit.”

The Whittemore Library is just one of 50 libraries across the country to showcase the exhibit, as FSU went through two rounds of grant funding to bring the exhibition to the local area. The project features artifacts from Nazi propaganda, testimonies from Americans at that time in the 20th century, and more.

Outreach and Student Engagement Coordinator at FSU Weronika Zawora explained that the exhibit covers how domestic policies within the U.S. resulted in foreign policies in the 1930’s and 40’s. With that information, she adds, the experiences and actions of today and the future can be informed.

“We are inundated with information currently,” Zawora continued, “and it is really helpful to have a powerful exhibit like this to help us focus on the importance that history can teach us.”

Framingham State’s Dwight Hall Auditorium will be the site of a public forum with David Greene, the exhibition’s curator, on Wednesday, September 18. The free event will be held from 7 to 8 p.m.

To learn more about the exhibit at FSU, click here.