""Over the years, we would show them to different people who came to the house. And a lot of people wouldn't finish looking at them," Orce said."
""What's specifically really unique about Roux, is how quickly he did this in such a short time," said Dr. Mehnaz Afridi, director of religious studies at Manhattan University."
""I think it's more important that non-Jews learn this story, and that they understand that not only Jews were victims," Afridi added."
""I hope somewhere up there, he's getting the message," she said."
Over 20 sketches by Marcel Roux, a member of the French Resistance, depict life during the Holocaust in concentration camps. Discovered by Helene Orce and her husband in their Westchester County home, the sketches were preserved in a satchel. They were sent to Captain Epstein, a liberator during the Holocaust. The exhibit, titled 'Lost Stories of the Holocaust,' aims to educate the public, emphasizing that non-Jews were also victims. The university anticipates receiving another sketch by Roux soon.
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