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Understanding Past Realities of the Holocaust.
Photography versus Art
With Dr. Christoph Kreutzmüller (Berlin) and Dr. Rachel Perry (Boston)ONLINE VA, United StatesTo mark the November Pogrom of 1938 (euphemistically called "Kristallnacht"), a discussion, "Understanding Past Realities of the Holocaust: Photography versus Art" will take place on 4 November 2026. Historians Dr Christoph Kreutzmüller and Dr Rachel Perry examine how photography and art depicted the Nazi state-orchestrated campaign of terror perpetrated against Jewish men, women and children across Germany, Austria and the Sudetenland from 9 to 10 November 1938 (the November Pogrom). The historians ask what photography and art reveal about the lived realities of the victims of the Pogrom, the interactions surrounding the violence and the broader society in which the violence was perpetrated. The event will be live-streamed and recorded. Questions can be submitted through this form. The discussion [...]
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Cocktail Reception
benefiting the Fritz Ascher Society
at the home of Gary Zimmerman
Central Park South, NYCLocation provided upon registration New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for a cocktail reception at the home of Gary Zimmerman on Central Park South in NYC benefitting the Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art and celebrating art treasures and their stories buried by Authoritarian regimes. Event Chair: Carol Prendergast Keynote Speaker: Bella Meyer Chagall's Granddaughter A Migrant's Legacy - Marc Chagall's Response Event committee (in formation): Betty Ehrenberg Cheryl Fishbein Janet Heit Patti Kenner Sam Konig Carol Lipsky Ilona Oltuski Steven Orlikoff Ian Shapolsky Ori Z Soltes Rachel Stern REGISTRATION OPENING SOON
$360.00
