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Women, Textiles, and the Holocaust

April 11 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Child's dress knitted with red yarn and gray edging and details, by Mary Frankenstein, ca. 1941.
Child’s dress knitted with red yarn and gray edging and details, by Mary Frankenstein, ca. 1941. Photo courtesy of the Illinois Holocaust Museum.

The Holocaust Commemoration Committee and the Diversity Collective present a conversation between Bernice Steinhardt from Art and Remembrance and Tanya Singer of Knitting Hope moderated by Natalie Nudell from FIT’s History of Art department.

This event is being held in conjunction with the exhibition Fabric of Survival: Images of the Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz in the Feldman Center Lobby.

Sponsored by the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Art and Design, and Enrollment Management and Student Success.

This event is free and open to the public. 

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Date:
April 11
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Venue

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology
New York City, NY United States