This collection of video interviews preserves the memories of those affected by the Champlain Towers South (CTS) building collapse on June 24, 2021, killing 98 occupants, and traumatizing many others, including survivors, heirs, officials, and rescuers. The building represented a very special and diverse community. Residents came from all over the world at different stages of life, from families with small children to the retired and elderly. They practiced a range of religions and were deeply embedded in the Surfside community. For some, CTS represented a share in paradise, not only for the beauty of the beach, the sun, and the palm trees, but also as a refuge from tyrannical regimes in their countries of origin. The project is headed by Ellen Friedman, PhD in conjunction with the FIU Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, with partial support from the Mellon-funded âCommunity Data Curation: Preserving, Creating, and Narrating Everyday Stories."
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