Save Their Stories: Undiscovered Diaries of the Holocaust

A project in Washington, DC by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Make the diaries of Holocaust victims and survivors available to everyone by helping us catalog, translate, and publish them online.
Backers: 5610
Average Pledge Per Backer: $56

Funded: $315,883 of $250,000
Dates: Jun 11th -> Jul 13th (32 days)
Project By: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Latest News

Tomorrow is our last chance

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
So close to the stretch goal As backers of our project, you have already ensured that the memories of over 200 Holocaust survivors will be preserved and shared for generations to come. Thank you so very much. Now we are just under $5,000 away from... (Read More)

We did it!

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Today: Kickstarter Live

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
TWO WEEKS LEFT!  We’re at the halfway point in the lifespan of the Save Their Stories project, and we’re already 67% funded, thanks to backers like you! Thank you.  This is all or nothing though -- if we’re not 100% funded, we lose all of... (Read More)

Your favorite rewards bundled in new levels

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
WORLD REFUGEE DAY   Yesterday was World Refugee Day, and people from all over the world joined #SaveTheirStories to help share over 200 Holocaust diaries - many of them written by people who survived the Holocaust as refugees themselves. Thanks to... (Read More)

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June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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Just for backers! Special Father’s Day card download

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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The start of something truly special

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
You take our breath away. $68,000 raised in just 2.5 days to share the diaries of over 200 Holocaust survivors and victims with the world. And you’ve come from across four different continents to back this project! Thank you for believing in how... (Read More)

U.S. Holocaust Museum launches Kickstarter to preserve diaries and publish them online

June 12th - via: geekwire.com
While the writings of Anne Frank are certainly the most well-known diaries related to the Holocaust, a newKickstarter campaign aims to preserve and digitize compelling stories from other victims and survivors. (Read More)

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