HYDE PARK, NY — The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County present an International Holocaust Remembrance Day film screening of “Here Lived,” a film by Jane Wells, at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 26. The program will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. 

This is a free public event, but registration is required. Visit www.jewishdutchess.org/events to register.

“Here Lived” is the story of hidden children, murdered parents and the stones that bring healing. Gunter Demnig’s Stolpersteine project provides a path from one of the most egregious wrongs of history, the Nazi reign of terror, to individual and community reconciliation, a spokesperson for the museum said.

When conceptual artist Gunter Demnig first conceived the idea of laying Stolpersteine (literal translation: stumbling stones) for Roma, Sinti and disabled victims of National Socialism in his native Germany, he never imagined his project would grow to become the world’s largest decentralized memorial. The stones are topped with permanent brass plates that are hand-stamped with the names and fates of victims of Hitler’s reign of terror. 

The stones are laid into the pavement in front of the last voluntarily chosen residence of those murdered by the Nazis. They are deeply personal and draw attention to individual tragedies. They have now been placed in 30 countries across Europe.

“Here Lived” also tells the story of the Stolpersteine project, as racism, antisemitism and autocracy are on the rise and another grim war is being fought in Europe. 

For questions, call Cliff Laube at 845/486-7745.