BEACHWOOD, Ohio — The Maltz Museum in northeast Ohio is commemorating Yom Hashoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, by showcasing its artificial intelligence technology that helps teach visitors about the Holocaust.

Dahlia Fisher, the director of external relations for the museum, explained why it’s so important to learn about the Holocaust and hear stories from survivors. 

“There is so much to learn from the survivors. From how they survived, how they thrived and how they went on to live not just life, but really full active lives and they gave so much back to their community,” she said.

Her mother was a Holocaust survivor, and Fisher expressed that her mother’s story helped lead her to the work she does now.  

“I feel a responsibility to my mother, to her family, to carry on, to remember, to light a candle, to say a prayer, to say her name and to never forget. And to do this work, not just on Yom Hashoah, but every day,” she said.

The Maltz Museum began using artificial intelligence technology to help share one survivor’s story, who is no longer alive. His name was Stanley Bernath, and Fisher explained how it all works.

“He was a teenager at the time when he was in a concentration camp. He is no longer with us, but we will be able to talk to him, ask him questions and he will answer it as if he was still here through AI technology. It’s really an incredible thing that we are able to do,” she said.

People are able to ask the AI technology questions and learn more about Bernath’s story. Fisher said that she wants people to continue learning about victims and survivors. 

“To remember the victims, both those who survived and those who perished, is a blessing to me personally, I know to the millions of others who take pause,” she said. 

Yom Hashoah began Monday evening and ended Tuesday evening.