We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for making this exhibit possible: The Fine Foundation Chatham University Jennie King Mellon Library Emmai AlaquivaMichael Berger…… Read more “Revolving Doors Exhibit Acknowledgements”

In 2018, when Pittsburgh became the location of the deadliest antisemitic attack in the history of the United States, we at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh knew…… Read more “Looking to the Future”

Emmai AlaquivaAmerican OpticVoices: Roots (In Remembrance)2019Photograph This piece from OpticVoices: Roots features Tree of Life’s Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers. The “Roots” installment in the OpticVoices series was…… Read more “OpticVoices: Roots (In Remembrance)”

M.L. WalkerAmerican ShulamitFrom CHUTZ-POW!: Superheroes of the Holocaust Volume III2017Pen and ink drawing reproduced on vinyl This illustration from the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh’s CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of…… Read more “Shulamit/CHUTZ-POW!”

Birthdate: August 25, 1941 Birthplace: Vilna, Lithuania “I was locked up there, and the reason I was like that was because I was born Jewish and I…… Read more “Shulamit Bastacky”

Emmai AlaquivaAmerican OpticVoices: Roots (Shulamit & Shlomo)2019Photograph This piece from OpticVoices: Roots features late Holocaust survivor Shulamit Bastacky z”l. The “Roots” installment in the OpticVoices series was…… Read more “OpticVoices: Roots (Shulamit & Shlomo)”

Caroline MeadAmerican On This Day2019Stained birch wood, mirror, gold paint In 2019, a group of six University of Pittsburgh students received competitive summer fellowships. Together, they created…… Read more “On This Day”

Ryan NealAmerican Escaping ButterfliesGrand Prize winner of the Holocaust Center’s 2021-2022 Waldman International Arts and Writing Competition2022Polystyrene foam, plastic, fabric, paint, wire, wood This piece was created…… Read more “Escaping Butterflies”

On October 27, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha Congregation building in Pittsburgh, PA, while three congregations were gathered for…… Read more “October 27, 2018”

Dale LazarAmerican Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeBerlin, Germany2016Photograph This photograph depicts Berlin’s Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. It was taken by Pittsburgh-area photographer…… Read more “Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe”