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Portraits of Life

Portraits of Life


Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç Exhibition

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2025 Holocaust Commemoration

Date and Time: March 4th 6:30pm via Zoom (event flyer (PDF, ) )
Register in advance for this meeting: new window 

The event will include a candle lighting ceremony with local survivors, student poetry, music, and testimony from Peter Gorog, a Hungarian survivor. His bio and interview are available new window

Contact: Dr. Ken Jassie, Professor of Art History,
Holocaust education:
kenjassie@montgomerycollege.edu

 

The 2025 Annual Holocaust Commemoration honors victims and survivors of the Holocaust

This annual commemoration includes the testimony of Peter Gorog, a Holocaust survivor from Hungary, a candle-lighting ceremony, music and poetry readings by MC students. For more information visit The Paul Peck Humanities Institute website #holocaustsurvivor #socialjustice # ...

 

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Portraits of Life

Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç is a collaborative social documentary project (photo portraiture and narrative) created to tell the stories of survivors who have lived in and around Montgomery Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç, Maryland. The exhibit consists of more than thirty 24 x 36" panels.

This traveling educational exhibit provides visual imagery and personal history of Holocaust survivors, and reaches a national audience. Portraits of Life enhances classroom teaching and learning; provides students with direct experience on a professional project; offers opportunities for faculty and student collaboration, and reflects the partnership between Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç and the surrounding communities.

To request the exhibit and a Holocaust survivor speaker for your school or community group in Montgomery Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç, Maryland, please contact: Professor Ken Jassie, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland, USA. ken.jassie@montgomerycollege.edu.

View the "Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç (PDF, ) " catalog.

 

In recent years, the Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç programs and/or exhibitions have taken place at the following venues
  • Banneker Middle School, Burtonsville, MD
  • Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD
  • Farquhar Middle School, Olney, MD
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD
  • Lowell School, Washington, DC
  • Hoover Middle School, Rockville, MD
  • Lowell School, Washington, DC
  • Ë«Ó®ÓéÀÖ³Ç, Germantown and Rockville campuses, MD
  • Redland Middle School, Derwood, MD
  • Rehoboth Public Library, Rehoboth, DE
  • Ridgeview Middle School, Gaithersburg, MD
  • Rockville High School, Rockville, MD
  • City of Rockville, Glenview Mansion
  • Temple B'nai Israel, Rockville, MD
  • Temple Har Shalom, Potomac, MD
  • Wilmington Public Library, Wilmington, DE
  • Westland Middle School, Gaithersburg, MD