Tova Friedman’s Holocaust Survival Story Recorded at Volucap Studio

Potsdam, 08.08.2025: Tova Friedman, a Jewish American therapist, social worker, author, and academic from New York City, visited Volucap to share her story of survival during the Holocaust – about her time in the camps, the transport, and the horrific experiences in Auschwitz.

Tova, along with her mother, survived unspeakable horrors, and today, using Volucap’s immersive volumetric capture technology, her story is being preserved for the generations to come. The recordings will be archived and used to create immersive extended reality documentaries, allowing audiences to experience the past in the most emotionally impactful way possible.

Tova Friedman’s Story

Tova Friedman, born on September 7th, 1938, in Gdynia, Poland, is one of the youngest Holocaust survivors and one of the few Jewish children to endure the horrors of Auschwitz. After the war, Tova became a psychotherapist and dedicates her life to sharing her story and fighting against injustice. She has spoken at major events, including the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation, alongside world leaders. She is the author of The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, and remains one of the strongest voices in Holocaust remembrance.

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The Importance of Recording Contemporary Witnesses with Volumetric Capture

Volucap believes that the stories of contemporary witnesses are vital to preserve, and that they must be captured in the most immersive and impactful ways possible. This ensures that the emotional and human aspect of the survivor’s experiences can reach audiences in a way that traditional media cannot. Thanks to Volucap’s cutting-edge volumetric technology, it is now possible to record people telling their stories in 3D, creating an experience where the audience feels as though they are standing right next to the speaker.

Volucap’s high-resolution camera system captures over 3000 megapixels, allowing for photorealistic detail and making it possible to capture every emotion and nuance in the survivor’s face and body language. This level of fidelity ensures that the authenticity and realism of the experience is maintained, offering a powerful tool for viewers to understand the past.

Never forget the past, but remember that it’s up to you to shape the future. Only by preserving the stories of survivors for future generations can we hope to prevent such atrocities from happening again.

Tova Friedman, Holocaust Survivor

Following her interview, the team of Volucap was honored to give Tova and her granddaughter a deeper insight into the history of the location, Studio Babelsberg. As part of the visit, she had the opportunity to learn more about the studio’s rich history and its contributions to the world of filmmaking and digital technologies. This connection between Tova’s story and the space that preserves memories in cutting-edge ways exemplifies the bridge between the past and the future that Volucap strives to build.

A Growing Volumetric Archive of Survivor Stories

Tova Friedman is among over 20 Holocaust survivors who have already been recorded at Volucap. These immersive, 3D testimonies are being preserved and will play a significant role in educating future generations about the atrocities of the Holocaust. Volucap is committed to recording these stories while we still have the opportunity, as we understand the urgency in ensuring that the voices of those who lived through these dark times are not lost to history.

To learn more about our projects and the ongoing efforts to preserve these invaluable testimonies, visit this page.

About Volucap

Volucap is an industry-leading company revolutionizing the field of virtual reality technology. Located at the FX Center in Studio Babelsberg, the Volucap Studio houses an impressive 1830 square feet light rotunda equipped with over 40 cameras, capturing every movement and facial expression from a 360° perspective. Its cutting-edge technology, powered by intelligent software algorithms, creates realistic 3D scans of people and objects. The end products can be deployed across various platforms, from AR and VR to 2D video/web applications.

With a portfolio boasting collaborations with high-end feature film productions like “Mickey 17“, “Matrix Resurrections” and artists such as “Die Fantastischen Vier“, “The BossHoss” and “Paul Kalkbrenner“, Volucap continues to push the boundaries of digital content creation.