Holocaust and the Arts Series

A presentation of the arts and culture of the Holocaust
through impactful art exhibition(s), engaging author conversations and moving musical performances. 

From Ashes by Samuel Bak | Image Courtesy of Puckler Gallery 

Experience an enriching cultural journey!
One ticket For All FOUR events!
$30 for Members| $42 for Community | FREE with PACE Pass

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Joseph Bau Exhibition 
February 13 - March 12| Opening Event, February 13, 7:00 pm | Lippman Reception Room
An exhibition of Joseph Bau, artist, counterfeiter, and Mossad agent. Saved by Oskar Schindler, Bau's hidden access to pen and ink during the Holocaust allowed him to forge documents, saving his life and countless others. We are honored to be joined by the artist's daughters, Clila + Hadasa Bau, who will speak about their father's life, love and art at the opening in conversation with Mr. Eli Bartov, who lectures on the Jewish influence on the Far East and Israeli intelligence.

Art, Music and Poetry Of The Holocaust
Lecture by DR. Robert Watson 
February 15, 7:00 pm | Orlove Auditorium
Join us for an evening to remember the Jewish intellectuals, composers, and artists in the camps who preserved
a degree of humanity in the face of certain death and unspeakable horror.

Conversation With Artist Samuel Bak 
February 29, 7:00 pm | Mania & Max Nudel Holocaust Learning Center
A Polish-born artist and Holocaust survivor, Bak's paintings meld Socialist Realism, Surrealism, and Cubism. Please share an intimate and brilliant Zoom presentation with the 90-year-old artist
Samuel Bak in conversation with Rabbi Dr. Leon Weissberg.

Time's Echo by Jeremy Eichler & Concert by Posnack School Students
March 11, 7:00 pm | Lippman Reception Room
In "Time’s Echo", award-winning critic and cultural historian Jeremy Eichler makes a passionate and revelatory case for the power of music as culture’s memory, an art form uniquely capable of carrying
forward meaning from the past. This event will be hybrid with Jeremy Eichler presenting on zoom and with live musical accompaniment by Posnack School Students.

  Experience a comprehensive portrayal of the arts and culture of the Holocaust, featuring impactful art exhibitions, engaging author conversations, and moving musical performances.