
Sharon Rapaport
Trauma Testimony Specialist
Sharon Rapaport serves as a Documentarist specializing in Oral History, and Researcher, with three decades of experience in trauma documentation. Her work sits at the intersection of social history, testimony production, and therapy, with particular expertise in the co-production of trauma-based testimony. She holds an MA in Oral History and
completed comprehensive psychotherapy training at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London, specializing in the integration of documentary work with narrative therapy.
Her innovative methodology integrates therapeutic tools with oral history and documentary practices, providing emotional and professional guidance throughout the documentation process.
Prior to joining the Commission for Documentation of Hamas War Crimes, Ms. Rapaport has established significant partnerships with leading academic and research institutions worldwide, including: The British Library, The Leo Baeck Institute, The Department of The Spielberg Holocaust Testimony Project and Yad Vashem's Documentation Initiative, documenting Holocaust survivors Documentation of October 7th survivors' testimonies.
The Asylum Seekers Oral History Project, filming testimonies of African refugees seeking who are asylum in Israel Sephardi Voices, preserving the histories and experiences of Jewish refugees from Arab-speaking countries and A Foreigner Within Oral History Initiative, documenting the life experiences of single Arab Israeli women, exploring their personal narratives within their social and cultural context.