Shirley Lichtman (1917-2008) was a well-known artist who came to San Diego in 1968. As a sculptor and Judaica artist she primarily worked in metal, but also worked in stone, ceramic, enamel and was a graphic artist as well. She completed commissions around the country, but primarily in Southern California. Her San Diego works include the ark for Tifereth Israel Synagogue. She is most known for the large Holocaust Memorial which stood in front of the East County Jewish Community Center on 54th St. for many years. Commissioned by the New Life Club, it is now located at the Jewish Federation Building on Murphy Canyon Rd. Her daughter Myla Lichtman Fields donated this collection in 2013. The collection consists of brochures, newspaper clippings, digital images and scrapbook, medals struck in honor of her Holocaust Memorial and a DVD about her life, "The World Through Her Hands". There are also biographical materials about her husband S. W. Lichtman, an electrical engineer who worked with the military in developing guided missiles during WWII and later developed high altitude rockets for research.