TRACES OF MEMORY

An evening of three short plays by Beckett, Mrozek, and Havel directed by Gary Cherniakhovsky part of Performing Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe.

A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland photographs by Chris Schwartz, founding director of the Galicia Museum in Krakow, and texts by Jonathan Webber

Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, NY
March 16, 2010 - August 15, 2010

This exhibition serves as a lament to the destroyed Jewish civilization that once flourished in Poland, a record of the locations of the annihilation of the Jews, and an exploration of the commemorative efforts now taking place there. Traces of Memory features photographs by Chris Schwarz (1948-2007), the founding director of the Galicia Jewish Museum, Krakow, with research and texts by Jonathan Webber. Together they travelled through Poland’s countryside to document the visible traces of the Jewish past

The Morgenthause - A Legacy of Service

Robert M. Morgenthau, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and Henry Morgenthau, Sr. — three men who courageously spoke out against injustice when no one else would — represent more than a century of one family’s dedication to public service. Henry Morgenthau, Sr. became Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire at the outbreak of World War I, while Henry Morgenthau, Jr. served as Secretary of the Treasury during the Great Depression and World War II. As the longest-serving district attorney in New York City, Robert M. Morgenthau effected far-reaching change in the legal system, and inspired new generations of professionals and public servants.

The exhibition explores the fascinating ways in which three generations of a family raised awareness of tragedy around the world, and in doing so changed the course of world events, American politics, and Jewish history