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Executive Director - Part-Time
Washington DC Area
September 04, 2010

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Exhibits

Fabric of Survival - the Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz
January 08, 2011 - February 21, 2011
The Mansion at Strathmore
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BackStory A Blog (Click to Display All)

Getting to Youngstown
April 25, 2010

In mid-March, Esther's exhibit opened at the Butler Institute of Art in Youngstown, Ohio. How did this come about?
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When Hollywood Came to My Living Room
February 02, 2010

In 1996, Hollywood director Lawrence Kasdan wanted to make a feature-length movie about Esther Krinitz. Although he wasn't able to make his film, his interviews with Esther will now be a part of an Art and Remembrance documentary.
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Memories of Survival in Japan
January 03, 2010

Students in Japan and Korea, where Memories of Survival has also been published, are learning and talking about Esther's story.
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Articles (Click to Display All)

KUHF Radio: The Front Row : Through the Eye of the Needle - Interview with Bruce Steinhardt
August 17, 2007
by Catherine Lu & Chris Johnson
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Nextbook.org : A Stitch in Time
May 01, 2007
by Tessa DeCarlo
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution : Stitch by stitch, Holocaust unfolds
March 25, 2007
by Catherine Fox
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Books

Hilos de la Vida - Threads of Life
A Collection of Quilts & Stories
by Molly Johnson Martinez and Anderson Valley Artists
Soft Cover Book - $20.00
Book + DVD Combo - $30.00
It only takes a glimpse to realize that this 84 page book is a treasure. Its pages are brimming over with an abundance of color, a feast for the eyes that documents the quilts, the artistic product of some of the women and children of the Anderson Valley.

Hilos d... more

Memories of Survival
by Esther Nisenthal Krinitz and Bernice Steinhardt
Published by Art and Remembrance
$15.99 + S&H (Educator & volume discounts available)
Book + DVD Combo $24.99

In this beautiful 64-page picture book,  Esther Nisenthal Krinitz tells her story of survival during the Holocaust through her art and narrative.  Acompanying text by her daughter, Bernice Steinhardt, adds historical detail, context and interpretation. While a beautifu... more

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Videos

Through the Eye of the Needle: Fabric Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz
In this on-line video, Bernice Steinhardt and Helene McQuade share stories of their mother, Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, who in 1977 began creating works of fabric art to tell her story of survival during the Holo... more

Interview with Esther Nisenthal Krinitz (View On-Line)
Esther Nisenthal Krinitz tells her story of survival in this on-line video

In 1998, acclaimed filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan spent three days interviewing Esther Nisenthal Krinitz and family, with he... more

Fabric of Survival DVD
Includes the Interview with Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, a Video Slide Show, High Resolution Images and Supplemental Materials.

Interview with Esther Nisenthal Krinitz In 1998, accl... more

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Audio

Through the Eye of the Needle - Interview with Bruce Steinhardt
KUHF Radio: The Front Row with Catherine Lu & Chris Johnson - Fri, Aug 17, 2007
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Film

Through the Eye of the Needle - The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz

Produced and Directed by Nina Shapiro-Perl
An Art and Remembrance Production
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