Janie Cohen, past Director of UVM’s Fleming Museum, will present a slide talk on the work of four artists who experienced the Holocaust, and the ways it impacted their work. Included are Anselm Kiefer and Christian Boltanski, both born late in WWII; Henryk Ross, who clandestinely photographed life in the Lodz ghetto while serving as the Jewish Council’s official photographer; and Hannelore Baron, a New York artist who witnessed Kristallnacht as a child and escaped Germany with her family.

Should people wish to take a look at Ross’s or Baron’s work prior to or following my talk:

• Here is Baron’s Estate website: http://hannelorebaron.net/
• For Henryk Ross’s work: http://agolodzghetto.com/
• Anselm Kiefer and Christian Boltanski are readily findable on the web.

Henryk Ross, Children being deported to the Chelmno death camp, September 1942

Hannelore Baron, Box, 1975

Anselm Kiefer, Nürnberg, 1982

Christian Boltanski, Autel de Lycée Chases, 1986

Note: this Lunch & Learn talk was videotaped by CCTV / Town Meeting TV and can be viewed on their website.

Sponsors of this Talk:

Thanks to Mary Fillmore and Joanna Rankin for sponsoring Janie Cohen’s talk. For details on sponsoring a Lunch & Learn talk, see the registration page for any talk, or contact OZ Program & Engagement Manager Evan Rose at: 802-864-0218 (and select option 1 to reach Evan).

About OZ’s Lunch and Learns:

In-Person in the Ohavi Zedek’s Social Hall. No Zoom unless conditions change, but a number of Lunch & Learns will be filmed by CCTV for posting 2 to 3 weeks after the event on the cctv.org web site — when on their site search for “Ohavi Zedek”.

Speakers cover a wide range of topics. A delicious lunch will be offered, which is served promptly at NOON. The talks begin at about 12:15pm and end no later than 1:15pm (including some time for Q&A).

Suggested cash contribution of $10 for food can be paid on the registration form or collected at the event — but feel free to give more or less. Please also consider sponsoring one or more Lunch & Learn to help cover expenses. Information on this is on the registration page.

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2024-2025 Series of Lunch and Learn Talks:

• Thursday, September 26, 2024: A Storytelling Lunch Hour. Readings by Lenny Levine & David Schein
• Thursday, November 21, 2024: The Challenges Facing Caregivers. A talk by caregiver and author Alan Rubel.
• Thursday, December 19, 2024: Bridges of Hope: Learning about Mental Health. A presentation by staff & volunteers with NAMI-Vermont
• Thursday, January 16, 2025: Volunteering to Stop Human Trafficking in Vietnam. A talk by OZ member Sue Schein
•  Thursday, February 20, 2025: Jewish Life & Antisemitism in Today’s Germany. A talk by UVM Professor of History & Holocaust Studies Alan Steinweis
•  Thursday, March 20, 2025: Artists & the Holocaust: Documentation, Memory, Elegy. A visual presentation by former UVM Fleming Museum Director Janie Cohen
•  Thursday, April 24, 2025: The Music of Terezin. A talk, with music, by composer Michael Schachter
•  Thursday, May 15, 2025: Last Messages from the Dying. An exploration with End of Life Doula Sarah Villanueva

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