The Cattle Car: Stepping In and Out of Darkness Has Officially Launched
Roundhouse Park, TORONTO – On Sunday, October 18, 2020, members of the community came together as ShadowLight officially launched The Cattle Car: Stepping In and Out of Darkness – an immersive, 360-degree historical exhibit inside a replica cattle car.
Members of the community came together virtually on Zoom and in person for small group tours as the project, which has been almost 3 years in the making, celebrated its official launch. Throughout the day, visitors had the chance to step inside the exhibit and be transported to the past through stories of survivors Hedy Bohm and Nate Leipsinger.
The virtual launch, which took place over Zoom and streamed live on Facebook, was hosted by former CTV news anchor Naomi Parness. Parness hosted viewers as they heard from Mayor John Tory; ShadowLight advisor and daughter of Holocaust survivors, Kitty Tepperman; survivor and narrator of the exhibit, Hedy Bohm; exhibit Creative Director Sagi Kahane-Rapport; and ShadowLight founder and executive director Jordana Lebowitz.
Parness describes the exhibit as “haunting and overwhelming to be inside with the voices and images around you.”
ShadowLight is looking forward to hosting its next event in November for Holocaust Education Week, and will be announcing the details shortly. In the meantime, those interested in the exhibit can sign up for an email notification about upcoming events, or book the cattle car to visit their school or community group.
For those who were unable to attend Sunday’s event, it is available to view on YouTube. The CTV news story is also available to view here.
As an organization that is based in community support, ShadowLight asks that you consider making a donation to contribute to the continuation of this powerful exhibit and future projects.