The idea for the Holocaust Quilt evolved out of the Cybrary. Says Dunn, "What we had was an outpouring of people wanting to remember their families. Obviously, I can't do everybody's Web site who sends me an email. So, we tried to create an automated way that, as a form of storytelling, people could [write] their memories and the stories of survivors, victims, or family and be able to post them immediately."

 The quilt takes the idea of the Cybrary to the next level. Dunn explains that visitors don't need to know anything about the Web in order to use the Holocaust Quilt. Using a server and page-updating technology donated by AdNet International, the Holocaust Quilt is geared toward publishing.

 "It enables novices to tell their stories," says Dunn. "A writer who doesn't know how to FTP or use HTML can go to a page, press a button and it turns into a Web page. The stories aren't written by Nobel prize-winning authors, but by real people. There's a passion, there's a real heart to this whole thing."

 Although Dunn and his friends who work with him on the Cybrary have founded a small nonprofit to assist them in their Holocaust work, the Cybrary and Quilt are primarily backed by Dunn's company, Web Success, a Northern California-based Web training and consulting business.

 The goal of both the Quilt and the Cybrary is to provide readily accessible education about the Holocaust. Dunn explains that if someone wants information about the Holocaust he/she can contact one of several large museums, but at this stage the museums can't make their databases accessible online. Dunn sees his site as an interim step to commemorate and incorporate as many people and stories as possible in a searchable system.

 "There's a tremendous movement among the survivors. It's been 50 years or more; many of them are dying off," explains Dunn. "Many of the families want to remember them and also want to remember victims. [They] know that in the coming generations there will be nobody directly connected to it."

 Dunn believes that the Holocaust is difficult to fathom but important to remember, because if it is forgotten, it could happen again.

 "We always hear the horror stories of the Internet, and of all things, I should be on the forefront of horror stories," reflects Dunn. "I do get the other side threatening me on occasion. That's just part of hate. The funny thing is 90 percent of it is good; I rarely ever have to judge materials. We're not judging whether it's expert writing; it's someone who is just coming from their heart, not a writer, but someone who wants their story remembered."

 Educational institutions and museums have to live by different rules than projects such as the Holocaust Quilt. Dunn thinks that has to do with the Cybrary and Quilt's special role.

 "What the Web and Internet really represent is communication, and I see the Cybrary as a model for what education can do," explains Dunn. "Because it's not the content, it's not the person creating the site that's important, it's what we're studying that's important. It's being able to put a kid in Podunk, Iowa, in touch with a survivor somewhere by email. It's not intrusive, and it's not rude. It is invited, and allows inquiry and connection between the generations."

 Dunn says that he and the people with whom he works to maintain the Cybrary are always seeking help. They'd like to affiliate with some groups that will allow them to grow.