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KRISTALLNACHT COMMEMORATION
and
IMAGES OF RESISTANCE
"The Wartime Photographs of
Jewish Partisan Faye Schulman”
and
“Sacred Landscapes: Paintings of Red Forests
that Hid the Partisans” by Greta Schreyer
Opening Reception: November 15, 2009

It was a packed house for commemoration and opening. The crowd was welcomed by Lauren Katz, Vice-President of the Federation Board, and by Dr. Elizabeth Wolfson, Director of Portraits of Survival.
The candle lighting ceremony was led by Rabbi Evan Goodman, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Hillel, along with survivors, children and grandchildren of survivors.
Charles Bergére, who participated in the WWII French Resistance at a young age, and spoke about his amazing wartime experiences.
Linda Schreyer, daughter of the artist Greta Schreyer, and award-winning author, performed a reading from a work-in-progress, about her mother's life growing up.
Executive Director Michael S. Rassler closed with a reminder that programs like these need the public's support to continue. Donate here or call 805-957-1115.
More about the art here

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Photos by Kelsey Crew Photo (http://kcrewsphoto.com/)

WHAT IS KRISTALLNACHT?
On the nights of November 9 and 10, 1938 rampaging mobs throughout Germany and the newly acquired territories of Austria and Sudetenland freely attacked Jews in the street, in their homes and at their places of work and worship. At least 96 Jews were killed and hundreds more injured, more than 1,000 synagogues were burned (and possibly as many as 2,000), almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed, cemeteries and schools were vandalized, and 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.

Click here to download a full Kristallnacht description.

For more information about Portraits of Survival,
please contact Dr. Elizabeth Wolfson, 957-1116