Holocaust

Art, artifacts, and a remembrance wall inspire the visitor through the depiction of the atrocity of the Holocaust and the courage of the human spirit in the face of great evil.

Burning Synagogue 1—Lutsk, Poland

Holocaust

Burning Synagogue 1—Lutsk, Poland Greta Schreyer (Vienna, Austria 1917-2005 New York City) Oil on canvas, h. 24 x w. 30 in. USA, 1999 Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Linda Schreyer, 2016.1.1 Greta Schreyer was born in Vienna, Austria, the daughter of a master goldsmith. She too became a master goldsmith and studied art in Vienna [...]

Calendar Days and Nights

Holocaust

Calendar Days and Nights Alice Lok Cahana (Hungary 1929–2017 Portland, OR) United States, 1981 Acrylic on canvas, h. 67 3/8 x 42 ½ in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of the artist, 41.426

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