Bermondsey bookshop Woolfson and Tay is hosting Living Imprint's Surviving History, an excellent exhibition on the Holocaust in Vilnius, Lithuania. It features a series of panels dedicated to survivors of a period in which ninety-five percent of the 240,000-strong pre-war Jewish population of Lithuania was annihilated, with text, photographs, and 'memory boxes' put together by artists.
The exhibition also features a series of Susan Weinberg's paintings inspired by a visit to Lithuania. I Was Here (below) was prompted by graffiti on the cell walls at the Ninth Fort located outside of Kaunas, Lithuania - a place where 50,000 Jews were murdered.
The exhibition is on until February 20th in the bookshop/gallery/cafe in Bermondsey Square, SE1
On Holocaust Memorial Day last week (27 January), Rabbi Dr Amit of Catford and Bromley Synagogue lit a candle in Lewisham Council Chamber in Catford to remember all those who lost their live in the Holocaust and other genocides.
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Hi there, many thanks for your comments on the exhibition. We're really glad you found it inspiring. Best wishes, Fran / Woolfson & Tay
See also Michael Harris' guest post on John Hamilton at Holocaust Memorial Day.
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