Remembering the Holocaust: A Story of Loss, Love and Survival [Recommended Event]

You are invited to the opening of an exhibition created by the George Washington University’s class on “Holocaust Memory” titled
Remembering the Holocaust: A Story of Loss, Love and Survival
Date: April 14, 2015
Location: The Dr. Yehuda Nir and Dr. Bonnie Maslin Special Exhibition Gallery, Gelman Library, The George Washington University, 2130 H St NW, Washington, DC 20052, 7th Floor.
Time:
Reception and Viewing of Exhibition: 5:00 PM
Opening Ceremony: 6:00 PM
This exhibition is based on the experiences of two extraordinary young Polish Jews, Norman and Amalie Petranker Salsitz, most of whose relatives were murdered in the Holocaust but who, by their courage and wits, survived, met each other, got married, came to America, raised a family and wrote a gripping memoir, Against All Odds.  The many photographs and documents they saved, and their utter devotion to memory, enabled them to amass and document a collection that is utterly unique and that forms the basis of this exhibition.  It tells their story as well as the story of a world that was and is no more.
The opening ceremony will be addressed by Esther Dezube, the daughter of the Salsitzes; Steven Lerman, the Provost of George Washington University; the students who created the exhibition; and the course’s instructor, Walter Reich, GW’s Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Professor, who is a former Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.  These presentations will be followed by a general discussion.
An appreciation of Norman Salsitz, written in 2006 shortly after his death, is at http://forward.com/articles/9541/shoah-survivor-kept-memories-alive/.
See also  http://library.gwu.edu/news-events/posts/remembering-holocaust-story-loss-love-and-survival.
Please RSVP to Rebecca Lee at rebeccalee@gwu.edu or 202-994-0312.