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Location
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Speaker/Topic
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Wednesday,
March 10,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
"The View from Pittsburgh."
Presented by Eric Lidji, Rauh Jewish Archives Director, Heinz History
Center
Although the cities of Pittsburgh and Cleveland are near one
another, their Jewish communities developed in remarkably different
ways, the result of topography, transportation routes, industry,
and personalities. A look at the history of the Jewish population
of Pittsburgh from its founding to its current history, with a few
comparisons to Cleveland, can illuminate the experience of both
communities. Eric will discuss the history of Jewish archiving in
Pittsburgh, including recent efforts to document the shooting at
the Tree of Life synagogue on October 27, 2018 and the ongoing impact
of the coronavirus pandemic on the Jewish community.
Eric Lidji is the director of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the
Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. The archive includes
more than 1,000 collections documenting all aspects of Jewish life
in Western Pennsylvania. He is the author of "The Seventeenth Generation:
The Lifework of Rabbi Walter Jacob" and a co-editor of "Her Deeds
Sing Her Praises: Profiles of Pittsburgh Jewish Women" and "Bound
in the Bond of Life: Pittsburgh Writers Reflect on the Tree of Life
Tragedy."
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Wednesday,
April 7,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
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Wednesday,
May 5,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
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Wednesday,
June 2,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
A Story of Rose’s is a biographical narrative about Rosette Alcabes Volk,
Larry’s mother and a Holocaust survivor, whose journey brought her from
Cuba to France, and later to the United States and Cleveland, Ohio. It is
a son’s creative effort to know his mother through significant events that
shaped and changed Rose’s identity. It is an act of remembrance but also
investigation. Through a presentation of his work exploring his mother’s
history, Larry will discuss the process of using the photographs and materials
that are handed through generations to preserve family history.
Larry C. Volk is a Cleveland native and Hawken graduate (class of 1980).
He holds an MFA in Photography from the Rhode Island School of Design and
is a Professor of Photography in the School of Visual and Performing Arts
at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. He is an artist, educator, and author
and lectured nationally on digital imaging, portfolio production and art
practice and has served nationally as a photographic reviewer. As a visual
artist, Larry works with a range of photographic media in a variety of contexts.
His work has been exhibited nationally and is held in both private and museum
collections. He is co-author of No Plastic Sleeves: The Portfolio and Self-Promotion
Guide for designers and photographers published by Focal Press in 2021.
Larry’s collection of work and personal story can be found at larryvolk.com.
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Wednesday,
July 7,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
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Wednesday,
August 11,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
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Wednesday,
September 1,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
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Wednesday,
October 6,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
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November
2021
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Web Based
Presentation |
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Wednesday,
December 1,
2021
7:00 pm
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Web Based
Presentation |
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