An illustrated talk with Yuri Dojc
Date: Sunday, November 3, 2109
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Kehillat Beth Israel Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave, Ottawa
Cost: Free
Parking: Free
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.
RSVP required by October 25th, 2019 to HEMrsvp2019@gmail.com.
Reception sponsored by the Slovak embassy.
Presented by: the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) in cooperation with the Azrieli Foundation, and the Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies at Carleton University.
