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I spoke to a Holocaust survivor’s 3D hologram. Then I phoned the survivor.

JL;DR SUMMARY Renee Firestone, a 97-year-old Holocaust survivor, shares her testimony through a 3D holographic interface at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles, powered by USC Shoah Foundation's Dimensions in Testimony technology. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustHolocaust EducationUsc Shoah FoundationEthicsMoral LessonsRenee FirestoneDimensions In TestimonyHolocaust Museum LaHolographic TechnologySecond Generation L.A.

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"The museum is the only location in the western United States to house a Dimensions in Testimony installation, part of its effort, post-pandemic, to make Holocaust history even more accessible, said museum vice president Jordanna Gessler."

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