About this talk

Join us for an insightful talk about the long-hidden stories of the Minsk Ghetto, one of the Holocaust's most tragic yet overlooked chapters. Established by Nazi forces in Belarus during World War II, the Minsk Ghetto witnessed immense suffering and remarkable resilience.

After the war, the Soviet regime suppressed Jewish voices, claiming all Soviet citizens suffered equally. Now, thanks to The Together Plan's efforts, personal stories and hidden histories are emerging.

In 2018, The Together Plan published We Remember Lest the World Forget, a collection of 27 survivor memories, shedding light on the Ghetto's creation, resistance, survival, and legacy. Join us to explore these newly uncovered accounts and their lasting significance in Holocaust history.

You can read more and order the book here: https://www.thetogetherplan.com/our-projects/heritage/we-remember/

About Debra and Artur

Debra Brunner is originally from London and has been working in Belarus for over ten years. She is a passionate advocate for Jewish community, history, heritage and identity. Debra has worked tirelessly to grow The Together Plan in order to give agency to Jewish people coming out of a traumatic past, to empower them and give them skills and self-belief to rebuild and revive. It is Debra's mantra that together we can make a real and positive difference for a better, stronger and more cohesive Jewish landscape in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Artur Livshyts was born in Minsk and spent two years living with a relative in Nashville, Tennessee. It was there, as a child of the Soviet Union, that he discovered Judaism; he studied Hebrew and had a bar mitzvah. It was his first foray into Jewish life. He spent a year living in a boarding school in Israel before returning to Belarus where he completed his education in Minsk, studying Human Rights Law. Having had a taste of Jewish life, he has made it his life's work to strive for a revival of the Jewish community in Belarus. He met Debra Brunner in 2009 and together, since that time, they have worked to build and grow The Together Plan.