Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz Opening Preview

Name: Fabric of Survival: The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz Opening Preview
Start: 2017-02-16T00:00:00
End: 2017-02-16T00:00:00
Location: Jewish Museum Milwaukee

Feb. 16, 2017

Jewish Museum Milwaukee 1360 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Jan. 23, 2017

midnight

Event time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Esther Nisenthal Krinitz was 15 when she defied Nazi orders, separating from her family as they and the other Jews of their Polish village reported to a nearby train station. Making her way to a village where she was unknown, Esther survived the war by posing as a Polish farm girl. She never saw her family again.

Fifty years later, determined to show her daughters the family they had lost, Esther turned to needle and thread to create a series of 36 hauntingly beautiful, exquisitely detailed works of fabric collage and embroidery – a legacy born of love, loss, and the sheer force of memory.

Get a first look at Fabric of Survival and hear about Esther’s story from her daughter, Bernice Steinhardt, who carries on her mother’s legacy through the program Art & Remembrance. Enjoy wine and dessert, and tours available throughout the evening!

7:00 pm – Doors open
7:30 pm – Presentation by Bernice Steinhardt

RSVP by Monday, February 13
General Admission $15 | Members $10

Price: RSVP by Monday, February 13 General Admission $15 | Members $10

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LocationJewish Museum Milwaukee 1360 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Event Type Education, Museums & Tours, Visual Arts

Date & Time Feb. 16, 2017

RSVP by Monday, February 13General Admission $15 | Members $10

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RSVP by Monday, February 13
General Admission $15 | Members $10