Aug 13, 2020
Long before the American crew arrived and took color film of the devastation, courageous Japanese photographers and filmmakers recorded the realities for people “under mushroom clouds.” The U.S. Occupation seized all the images they could obtain and imposed a Press Code to prevent dissemination. … A recent article by Mike Ives in the New York Times presented some of the most compelling of these images. While they are in black-and-white and now 75 years old, their emotional force is undiminished.
Aug 10, 2020
What also becomes clear is how the damage is passed to witnesses and to new generations. Finally, there are the stories of how individuals face horror and destruction and move forward with purpose and light. . . . [The author] carries her responsibilities as a daughter, an activist, and a witness with grace.
Aug 9, 2020
Presentation for TTN members and guests by Leslie A. Sussan about how the memories of Hiroshima impacted her family over generations.
Aug 8, 2020
More primary source documents on the decision to use the atomic bombs on Japan have recently been released to the public.
