In May of 2020, after seeing yet another news report of an antisemitic incident in her home town of Los Angeles, Carolyn Siegel thought about her Holocaust survivor grandparents, that if more people today knew about the Holocaust and what grandparents like hers survived, perhaps these incidents would not be so prevalent.

Carolyn realize that her generation, grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, are the last stewards of a disappearing legacy. She knew she had to do something and kept thinking, ‘If you heard what I heard, you would never forget.’

From the desire to make the stories of Holocaust survivors relevant and relatable for today, and to curb antisemitism through a new and modern way of educating about the Holocaust, If You Heard What I Heard was born.

With 75 interviews recorded and a waitlist of 500+, our work is just getting started.

“What started as a response to a moment has become a global movement. We are no longer just filming the past; we are architecting the future of Holocaust education, and creating a path forward that makes never forget relevant, so that never again becomes a reality.”