Exhibit examines Holocaust

KEENE – Three New England artists whose works are influenced by the Holocaust will be showcased in an exhibit at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Cohen Center for Holocaust Studies at Keene State College.

Samuel Bak, an artist and a Holocaust survivor; Leslie Starobin, an artist and photographer who creates montages inspired by family and history; and photographer Clemens Kalischer, a member of One by One, an organization that brings together the children of Holocaust survivors and German families, will display their work in “Facing the Holocaust: 25 Years of the Cohen Center at Keene State College” from Friday, Nov. 7, through Sunday, Dec. 7.

An opening reception, hosted by the Friends of the Thorne, will be from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Thorne Gallery.

Also on exhibit at the Thorne through Nov. 23 is “African-American Influences: The Art of Faith Ringgold,” showcasing this African-American artist’s story quilts, oil paintings, works on paper and soft sculpture, such as masks and dolls.

The exhibits and reception are free. The gallery is open from noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Wednesday and noon-7 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

For more information, call 358-2720 or visit www.keene. edu/tsag.

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The South Hampton Press
After surviving Holocaust, what then?
By Tom Clavin
Oct 14, 08 4:49 PM

“Survival was just the beginning” is the tag line for a new documentary that will be shown during the Hamptons International Film Festival this week. And while this might seem at first glance a bit too much PR, it turns out to be right on target for a heartwarming, poignant, and surprisingly funny film about Holocaust survivors titled “Four Seasons Lodge

http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=173386

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ALL ABOUT JEWISH THEATRE

Jonathan Lichtenstein shares some of the memories that inform his play ‘Memory’
By Judi Herman

As we walk companionably to the quiet room I’ve booked for our meeting, Lichtenstein reveals that his father was a ‘Kindertransport’ child, sent by his parents from Nazi Germany to London in the nick of time just before the outbreak of World War Two, his life almost certainly saved by the emotional bravery of his heartbroken parents. His father’s journey ended in rural Wales which is where Lichtenstein himself grew up. When his father eventually spoke about his past, he was positive – his glass half full at his survival, rather than half empty at being torn away from his parents and the world he knew.

http://www.jewish-theatre.com/visitor/article_display.aspx?articleID=3028

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DIGITALJOURNAL.COM

Holocaust survivor unravels stories through art of yarn, linenPublished Oct 19, 2008,
by Debra Myers

Esther Nisenthal Krinitz had a story to tell her daughters about her life before and after the Holocaust, and the way she chose to do it was make pictures from yarn and linen. Now, her pieces are in a traveling exhibit that will be shared with the world.

Elmira, NY – Daughters Bernice Steinhardt and Helene McQuaide grew up hearing the stories about the horrors of the Holocaust from their mother, Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. She wasn’t afraid to tell them about what she’d been through, she wanted them to know.

But for this mother, telling wasn’t enough, she wanted to “show” them. At the age of 50, Krinitz first illustrated two scenes that depicted her childhood home in Poland, but eventually started to re-create her experiences as a Holocaust survivor.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/261374