“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

Sunday, November 03, 2019

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Add to calendar

Location Details

Kehillat Beth Israel Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave, Ottawa

Contact Information

Mina Cohn, 613 695 9700, minacohn22@gmail.com

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.