Where-To-Go Wednesday: Survivors: Face of Life After the Holocaust

We were given complimentary tickets to the Museum of Jewish Heritage for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are own. 

What: Survivor's Face of Life After the Holocaust

Where: Museum of Jewish Heritage

             36 Battery Place

             New York, NY

Who: Recommended for Ages 13 and Up

When: Through July 28, 2024

In 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, renowned portrait photographer, Martin Schoeller created a series of 75 photographic portraits of survivors of the war. Each contains a short biographical sketch of the person including where they came from and how they survived the war and a personal statement from that person. When the photos were taken, all lived in Israel, but they had initially come from areas that now comprise 23 different countries. 

All suffered during the war. Some were tortured. Some were exiled. All lost numerous family members. Their survival stories are different. Some managed to survive the camps. Others remained hidden throughout the war or had people selflessly take them in. 

Their defiant faces in Schoeller's customary close-up style are a tribute to their survival. In the face of absolute evil, they somehow managed to persevere and in tribute to them as well as those who didn't survive we must never forget and never let such evil overtake us again.

And that's our view. For more about Survivors: Faceo the Holocaust, go to mjhnyc.org/exhibitions/survivors-faces-of-life-after-the-holocaust

Tune in tomorrow for Theater Thursday.

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