1. An early painting 2. Trusting early memories 3. Placing a stone 4. Closure 5. A Book 6. Retracing 7. Ghetto heritage 8. Oil and glass9. Frozen frames or continuity 10. Rwanda – why Rwanda?11. Who cares?12. Crossing a line13. Aloma’s challenge14. Incomplete 15. Snapshots16. Grandparents on paper 17. Inner screens 18. Anomalous 19. Involving the next generation 20. Avalanche 21. Shoah – some definitions 22. Time to tell 23. Rwanda notes 1 : Circling 24. Patriarchal 25. Necessary space 26. Rwanda notes 2: Fungi 27. Tidal 28. Rwanda notes 3: Black29. Driving to Chodecz30. Adjustments 31. Two peoples32. Rwanda notes 4: The windows33. Blue 34. Can you ever go back?35. Chodecz 36. Recognition and Rozia37. The mound 38. Rwanda notes 5: Tell the world39. Somewhere my Father was meant to go40. The first death camp 41. Read this or move on a few pages42. A container43. An after-dinner dinner with family Mojta 44. Lens reality 45. Reality and friendship46. Two lakes 47. Duck shoot48. Numbers in water 49. A hunting lodge in Lodz 50. The barber’s hands51. Lapidary52. Pools53. Medals 54. Going to the movies55. Measure for measure56. Fatigue & fremd57. A walk in Auschwitz-Birkenau 58. Other visitors59. Street scene 60. Carrying on 61. Dresden62. The escape from the forest – Version 163. A meeting with Avraham Sztajer 64. The same eyes 65. The escape – The second version66. The promise67. The kindness of strangers68. Moving ashes69. How much is too much?70. Book without shelf71. A visit to Karmiel72. A simple bonfireNotes Acknowledgments About the Author Amsterdam Publishers Holocaust LibraryThe author explores the legacy of his late father Roman Halter’s experiences of the Holocaust and the way this legacy is expressed through art.How is the baton of experience passed from generation to generation? What is transmitted? Ardyn Halter explores the legacy of his late father Roman Halter’s experiences of the Holocaust. What is received by the “Second Generation” and how can it be expressed in language or art? A journey to Rwanda to complete a commission to commemorate the Rwandan genocide, and a journey to Poland. The Fire and the Bonfire reveals a close - though also difficult - father-son relationship and explores genocide through art, which leads to unexpected discoveries.How is the baton of experience passed from generation to generation? What is transmitted? Ardyn Halter explores the legacy of his late father Roman Halter’s experiences of the Holocaust. What is received by the “Second Generation” and how can it be expressed in language or art? A journey to Rwanda to complete a commission to commemorate the Rwandan genocide, and a journey to Poland. The Fire and the Bonfire reveals a close - though also difficult - father-son relationship and explores genocide through art, which leads to unexpected discoveries.