The use of oral and written testimony can and often does have a powerful impact when studying the history of the Holocaust. having the power to create or destroy, to encourage or suppress, to calm or energize. They can spread hatred or love, clarity or confusion. Sometimes words do not tell the whole truth and can be misleading, as in the case of some fraudulent “pseudo-memoirs” and “falsified” or misleading documents. However, using testimonies provides an excellent source for studying the history of the Holocaust. They provide a personal narrative allowing us to empathize with the victims and, more importantly, learn from the horrors of the past. Speech has the ability to bring to life and humanize the voices and experiences of individual victims of the Holocaust, many of whom might otherwise have been forgotten over time. The written word preserves the memory of those who suffered and commemorates those who perished during this most tragic period in human history. Testimonies help keep memory alive by leaving a lasting impression on the reader or listener's mind, and allowing a moment to reflect and remember the harrowing events of the Holocaust. The testimonies allow future generations to read, hear, and learn from people who lived, witnessed, or perpetrated the genocidal policies and crimes of the Nazis and their collaborators. These testimonies provide valuable resources that can enhance our understanding of the Holocaust and related issues. Oral testimonies give listeners insight into the history of the Holocaust that cannot be obtained from documents or written records. If textual records are essential to the study of the Holocaust, an individual's testimony can supplement these records...... middle of paper ......ch Main Security Office, to develop a complete plan of the “final solution” of the Jewish question. » Heydrich then organized a secret conference on January 20, 1942 to coordinate the plan. The event was held in Berlin at a Wannsee villa used by the Reich Main Security Office as a guest house and conference center. The fifteen participants, senior representatives of the SS, the NSDAP and the government, approved a program of annihilation which was in fact already well underway.13 The protocol was drawn up by Adolf Eichmann at the request and under the control of his boss, Reinhard Heydrich, who asked Eichmann to "prepare" the protocol to reflect what he wanted to keep as the record of the meeting. It was Eichmann's testimony at his trial that revealed the truth about the drafting protocol and the discussion at the Wannsee meeting..