Your monthly round-up all the happenings at the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.
Stories Survive Speaker Series: Steve Hess
Sunday, October 6 | 1 PM
Steve Hess was born in Holland in 1938. He was deported to Westerbork Transit camp with his parents and twin sister, Margot. They were eventually deported to Bergen-Belsen and imprisoned there for a year. The family emigrated to the United States in 1947. RSVP to the free event here.
Young Friends Book Club
Wednesday, October 16 | 7 PM
Join the Young Friends of the Museum and author Rachel Barenbaum to discuss Barenbaum’s book, “A Bend in the Stars.” Young Friends events are for people ages 21-39. RVSP to the free event here.
Recovering Nazi-Looted Art
Thursday, October 17 | 7 PM
Along with the genocide of millions of Jews, the Nazis fomented the most extensive theft in history of artworks from Jews and others as part of their program to eliminate all vestiges of Jewish culture and identity. Lawrence Kaye and Howard Spiegler and their colleagues at the law firm of Herrick, Feinstein have led the fight to recover these looted artworks. They will discuss several cases and provide an overview of the ethical and legal issues that are involved in recovering Nazi-looted art. RSVP to the free event here.
Open House New York
Sunday, October 20
The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is an Open House New York participant this year, offering free architecture tours highlighting our campus’s notable features such as the Core Building designed by Pritzker-Prize winning architect Kevin Roche and the Garden of Stones created by lauded environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy. The tour will offer a unique architectural encounter with the Museum, engaging visitors to explore how concepts of public memory, Jewish architecture, and the history of the Holocaust converge in a single space. These 45-minute guided tours are offered at 11 AM, 12 PM, and 1:30 PM. Free; tour tickets must be reserved in advance on the Open House New York website starting October 8.
William Bernheim: Survival Story and Artist’s Journey
Monday, October 28 | 7 PM
William Bernheim was born in Lodz, Poland on December 13, 1922. He lived alone in the Lodz ghetto from 1941 to 1942, after the Nazis separated him from his mother. He wrote poetry and made drawings in the Ghetto until he was sent to work in several Polish ammunition factories and then Buchenwald concentration camp. He remained there until liberated by the American Third Army on April 11, 1945. In 1966, Bernheim began painting still lifes and landscapes in oils. He will share his story and how his artwork has grown and expanded since then. RSVP to the free event here.
An Interfaith Story of Courage and Compassion
Tuesday, October 29 | 2 PM
Storyteller Marty Brounstein, author of “Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust,” will share a true interfaith story about a Christian couple in the Netherlands named Frans and Mien Wijnakker who saved the lives of more than two dozen Jews during World War II. Brounstein’s personal connection to this history will be revealed through the story he will relay. Register for the free event here.
