At the Noah Webster House, 227 S Main St, West Hartford.
$5 registration (advance registration required – limited seating)
Two of the most significant public monuments by Hartford-born sculptor Elbert Weinberg (1928-1991) are Holocaust memorials, one in Wilmington, Delaware, the other on the grounds of the Jewish Community Center on Bloomfield Avenue in West Hartford. Weinberg grew up in Hartford’s Jewish North End during World War II and Jewish themes, many of them dark and troubling, occur throughout his work. Art historian Nancy Finlay will discuss these two important commissions, examining their origins and exploring their imagery.
This lecture coincides with the “Portraits of Survival” exhibit currently on display in our museum gallery until October 15, 2024. Portraits of Survival was conceived by photographer Lena Stein, spotlighting the lives of Holocaust survivors that settled in the Hartford area.
Co-sponsored by the Noah Webster House, Voices of Hope, and the Jewish Historical Society