“Last Folio: Memories of Jewish Life in Slovakia.” An illustrated talk with Yuri Dojc
“Last Folio: Memories of Jewish Life in Slovakia.” An illustrated talk with Yuri Dojc
Categories: Lectures and Seminars
Location Details
Kehillat Beth Israel Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave, Ottawa
Contact Information
Mina Cohn, 613 695 9700, minacohn22@gmail.com
Registration
Cost
$0
About this Event
Host Organization: Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship
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Presenter - Yuri Dojc
Yuri Dojc, renowned art photographer and artist is best known for his observational approach to the past, with its combination of subjectivities, empathy, and intimacy. Since the late 1990s, he has been documenting Slovakia’s last living Holocaust survivors and the country’s abandoned synagogues, schools, and cemeteries for a series called the “Last Folio”. An international success, this show has travelled extensively, with major exhibitions in Rome, Berlin, Moscow, New York, Sao Paulo among others. The evening’s program will include a documentary film by Katya Krausova, lecture & slide show by Yuri Dojc.