A Holocaust survivor will talk tonight about her experience hiding with her family in a one-room farmhouse during World War II.

The Yugoslavian-born Daisy Miller will present her lecture, titled “Holocaust: A Survivor’s Story,” at 8 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

It is free and open to the public.

Miller currently works with the Shoah Foundation in Los Angeles, which was founded by Steven Spielberg. The director founded the organization shortly after his World War II epic “Schindler’s List” won the 1993 Academy Award.

The foundation’s goal is to tape and preserve the stories of all Holocaust survivors who are willing to speak about their experiences. The testimonies are videotaped, catalogued and made available to educational institutions.

Miller is one of the survivors who has taped her story, and she travels across the country lecturing and promoting the foundation.

Adam Oris, president of Hillel, a Jewish student organization, said the audience can expect Miller to provide a whole new perspective on the Holocaust.

“She is going to speak on her experience in hiding instead of the actual concentration camps,” said Oris, senior in psychology.

Oris said he thinks people will benefit from listening to Miller’s experience.

“The Holocaust was such a bad event in history, [and] we now have the opportunity to hear what happened,” he said. “Iowa is not known for diversity, so when an opportunity like this arises at Iowa State, people should take advantage of it.”

Barbara Pleasants, adjunct assistant professor of zoology and genetics, teaches University Studies 385, a course that covers the Holocaust.

Pleasants said she also believes that people can learn from Miller’s past.

“The Holocaust shows what a long history of prejudice can lead to,” she said, noting that the Holocaust is different from other historical incidents of genocide.

“It happened in a country that was very cultured and civilized,” she said. “One would have hoped that we would have learned something from this experience.”

Oris agreed that people need to learn from the Holocaust “We need to honor and remember all the people who had died at that time,” he said.