Daughters of Absence: Transforming a Legacy of Loss (Capital Discoveries) - Hardcover

Weisel, Mindy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1892123371 ISBN 13: 9781892123374

Publisher: Capital Books, 2001

Synopsis

As daughters of Holocaust survivors, we were buds growing from nearly dead branches, writes artist Mindy Weisel in 'Daughters of Absence,' "But we are the daughters of the future. We turned to the artistic and the creative expressions of life’s beauty in celebrating their survival." In this moving tribute, a distinguished group of creative women collaborate to reveal what it was like to grow up in the shadow of their parents’ Holocaust ordeal and how they transformed that legacy into the beauty of their films, art, photographs, poems, stories, and lives. So much has been written about the horrors -- this book is a moving tribute to the human spirit.

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About the Author

Mindy Weisel’s art hangs in museums and institutions around the world, including the Smithsonian, Hirshhorn Museum, National Museum of American Art, Israel Museum, U.S. Capitol, and Baltimore Museum of Art. Her work has been featured in 18 one-person and more than 30 group exhibitions since 1977. She has been nominated for Awards in the Visual Arts and participated in the State Department’s Art in Embassies Program. An interview with Ms. Weisel’s art and life aired in 1997 on CNN’s program, "Impact." She has been reviewed in The Washington Post, USA Today, Art News, and more. Ms. Weisel lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

These 12 essays were written by daughters of Holocaust survivors. As Weisel points out in her preface, the women--artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, a photographer, a musician, and an actress--have found a strong voice through their work, and their work has been both a life force and a lifesaver. The editor, too, is the daughter of Holocaust survivors; her parents survived Auschwitz. Weisel, a painter, was born in Bergen-Belsen, the former concentration camp that was turned into a displaced persons camp after World War II. The contributors include Helen Epstein, author of Chilren of the Holocaust; Aviva Kempner, the filmmaker who produced The Partisans of Vilna and The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg; and Rosie Weisel, the Israeli graphic artist who is the editor's sister-in-law. The introduction is by Eva Fogelman, author of Conscience & Courage: Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. A number of poignant black-and-white photographs of family members appear in this book of personal accounts of growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust. George Cohen
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Edition details

• Publisher: Capital Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1892123371
• ISBN 13: 9781892123374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216