Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust opens new, permanent home

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For years, the collection was shuffled through different builds. Today, survivors' personal artifacts will finally have a permanent home.

Gabriella Karin is a Holocaust survivor from Bratislava, Slovakia. She believes it is important for people to have a physical, tangible space to learn about the Holocaust.

"Well, I think people have to know what happened," Karin said. "And if they see something, it's not just written in books, but you can look through it, see pictures, see art. This is what's important."

Karin also works with the museum as a speaker and a tour guide. She especially likes working with children and telling them her story of survival.

About 40,000 students are expected to visit the museum each year.