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Preserving Our Family Stories of the Shoah

Har Zion Temple is beginning A Year of Testimony, a meaningful project led by David Tabby to collect and preserve the stories of Shoah victims, survivors, and their descendants connected to our community. Whether your family has carried these stories for generations or you are just beginning to learn more, this project is an opportunity to make sure these memories, names, documents, and experiences are not lost.

Dr. Tabby will work with participants to help gather and preserve family stories, photos, documents, and memories. At the conclusion of the project, one copy of the collection will be presented to Har Zion Temple on Yom HaShoah 2027, and another will reside permanently in Whitwell, Tennessee, as part of the Gilbert Tabby Artifacts Collection at the Children’s Holocaust Memorial, home of the Paper Clips Project.

Please complete the form below if you would like to share your family’s story, submit photos or documents, or begin learning more about your family’s connection to the Shoah.

Share Your Family’s Story

Please use this form to let Dr. David Tabby know you are interested in participating. You do not need to have everything ready. Share what you know, and Dr. Tabby will follow up with you.

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Do you know your family’s Shoah story?
This can include names, places, family memories, survivor stories, victims’ names, documents, photos, or anything else that may help begin the process.
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Max. file size: 256 MB.
    Please upload copies only. Do not submit original documents or irreplaceable materials through this form.
    Permission to Follow Up

    About David Tabby

    David Tabby is leading Har Zion Temple’s Year of Testimony project to help collect, preserve, and share family stories of the Shoah. He generously donated his Father’s collection of Holocaust artifacts to the Children’s Holocaust Memorial in Whitwell, Tennessee, and is now working with members of our community to ensure these personal histories are remembered for generations to come.