'I’m Jewish, and I’m always talking about it, and I always will be talking about it,' says montanatucker. 'And I’m very, very proud.'
has since picked up the 10-episode TikTok doc, repackaging the reels as one contiguous documentary which bowed on the platform Jan. 18. “How To: Never Forget” is also still available on YouTube as individualized reels.
When Tucker’s grandfather passed away in Aug. 2019, she rewatched her grandparents’ USC Shoah Foundation testimonials, which had been recorded years prior. Founded by Steven Spielberg in 1994, the non-profit org has created an extensive catalog of audio-visual interviews with survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides.
“What’s so inspiring to me about Montana is that she’s just starting up and she’s got a big following,” Schachter continues. “It would be very easy for her to say, it just isn’t worth it. But she’s determined to educate, to teach the world.” “It was a moment that will stay with me forever,” says Tucker. “It was also the first time I ever felt empowered. Because the Nazis — they were trying to erase every sign of us. And there we were, two Jewish women, standing there to honor my grandmother, who is still alive. We were obviously both crying, and we had to stop the cameras for a second because we wanted to call my grandmother at home. She’s had Alzheimer’s now for over 14 years. And we FaceTimed with her.
“Kids today just don’t have the attention span to watch something long,” says Tucker. “Kids are always on their phones. It was difficult to get it all in there, and there’s so much more I eventually want to share, but I feel like the parts we chose, every episode had something really important. And you can watch one episode without seeing the others. You can scroll down to it on your phone. You don’t even have to watch all the episodes–you can just pick and choose.
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of ADL believes that, “Younger generations must take up the torch of remembrance.” He finds Tucker’s work inspiring. “To see a young social media influencer using her platform to educate about the history of the Holocaust and raise awareness of modern-day antisemitism, Montana Tucker has done an incredible service in sharing her emotional journey through her family history with her millions of followers.
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