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The Jacket From Dachau: Exhibition Opening with Co-Curator Dr. Cary Lane

Page4asmallThe Jacket From Dachau: Exhibition Opening.
Lecturer: Dr. Cary Lane. Sunday, October 30th, 2016 at 1:00pm.
Drs. Bebe and Owen Bernstein Lecture.

The KHRCA unveils our newest original exhibition that tells the story of Holocaust survival, chance encounters, and how a single artifact can weave a narrative of justice, identity, and a search for home. In July of 2015, the KHRCA was contacted by a vintage clothing dealer about a recent acquisition of a unique garment at an estate sale. In the back of a walk-in closet, amid a variety of old shirts and vintage dresses, hung a faded striped jacket. A year later, we now know the story of Benzion Peresetski, a young Jewish man from Lithuania who wore this jacket for ten months in Dachau and kept it for 33 years. The exhibit tells Peresetski’s story of his immigration to the US, his legal pursuit for reparations, as well as historic photos, maps, multiple testimonies, and short films.

This exhibit is co-curated by Cary Lane, Ph.D., the KHRCA 2016-2017 Curator-in-Residence and assistant professor of English at Queensborough Community College. Join us for the official public opening as Dr. Lane discusses the process of research and discovery that led to the development of this new exhibition.

To register for this event, please visit here.











When: Sun., Oct. 30, 2016 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Where: Queensborough Community College
222-05 56th Ave.
718-281-5044
Price: Free
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Page4asmallThe Jacket From Dachau: Exhibition Opening.
Lecturer: Dr. Cary Lane. Sunday, October 30th, 2016 at 1:00pm.
Drs. Bebe and Owen Bernstein Lecture.

The KHRCA unveils our newest original exhibition that tells the story of Holocaust survival, chance encounters, and how a single artifact can weave a narrative of justice, identity, and a search for home. In July of 2015, the KHRCA was contacted by a vintage clothing dealer about a recent acquisition of a unique garment at an estate sale. In the back of a walk-in closet, amid a variety of old shirts and vintage dresses, hung a faded striped jacket. A year later, we now know the story of Benzion Peresetski, a young Jewish man from Lithuania who wore this jacket for ten months in Dachau and kept it for 33 years. The exhibit tells Peresetski’s story of his immigration to the US, his legal pursuit for reparations, as well as historic photos, maps, multiple testimonies, and short films.

This exhibit is co-curated by Cary Lane, Ph.D., the KHRCA 2016-2017 Curator-in-Residence and assistant professor of English at Queensborough Community College. Join us for the official public opening as Dr. Lane discusses the process of research and discovery that led to the development of this new exhibition.

To register for this event, please visit here.

Buy tickets/get more info now