Art Exhibits

With a trove of documents saved by one young woman during her five year ordeal of internment, the exhibition provides a remarkable first-hand view of the human drama that unfolded among Jewish victims forced to work as slave laborers. The items, presented in high quality facsimile, from handwritten postcards to photographs to official documents, were saved by Sala Garncarz from the time she entered a labor camp in 1940 until her liberation in 1945.

The exhibition is curated by Jill Vexler and on loan from the New York Public Library and the French Children of the Holocaust Foundation.

GALLERY EVENT
Author Talk and Gallery Tour
MEET ANN KIRSCNHER AND HEAR HER REMARKABLE FAMILY STORY

Every family has its secrets, though few of them have the power to transform lives and fill in crucial gaps in world history. When Sala Kirschner revealed the secrets of her wartime letters, the Holocaust survivor could never have predicted the far-reaching consequences. Now, nearly 18 years later, Ann Kirschner, Sala’s daughter and author of Sala’s Gift, will talk about the powerful aftershocks of that decision. For those who thought they knew everything about this most shocking era in world history, Sala’s Gift and the traveling exhibition at the JCCSF light a path to new understanding.

Monday, November 16, 2009
7:00 pm
2nd Floor Beit Midrash

FREE. Reservations required.
415.292.1233 or arts@jccsf.org

Our community partner is the Holocaust Center of Northern California.