Listening as Witnessing: Dori Laub and the Creation of the Fortunoff Archive

Join the Ghetto Fights House Museum for a profound two-part series exploring the art and responsibility of listening to Holocaust survivors. Inspired by the groundbreaking work of Henry Greenspan and Dori Laub, Conversations that Endure invites participants to reflect on the lasting impact of survivor testimony—how it is heard, remembered, and carried forward by future generations.

Listening as Witnessing: Dori Laub and the Creation of the Fortunoff Archive

The second program in the series will honor the legacy of Dori Laub, a pioneering psychoanalyst, Holocaust survivor, and co-founder of the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. The program will open with remarks by Stephen Naron, Director of the Fortunoff Archive, who will reflect on Laub’s groundbreaking work and enduring influence on the field of testimony and trauma studies. Following his introduction, filmmaker Ohad Ufaz will present and discuss the documentary film The Listener, which was directed by Ufaz and Micha Livne. This film is a moving exploration of Laub’s life and his profound dedication to listening — not only as an act of empathy, but as a bridge between past and present, memory and witness.

There will be a pre-screening of the documentary “The Listener” for all registrants.

2 pm EST