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Paula Gangopadhyay, the executive director of the Plymouth Community Arts Council, said the community-wide remembrance of the Holocaust was very well-received.Plymouth area cultural and arts organizations have joined forces to use one of the most heinous events in world history as a tool to unite and educate the community.
Plymouth Remembers: Voices of the Holocaust is a series of art exhibits, musical performances and panel discussions aimed at honoring the people who experienced the Holocaust as well as educating a new generation about the courage of the human spirit.
“Such emotional events as the Holocaust touch people very deeply, so much so that it transcends time, and each time a new rendition of the topic is presented, people get drawn to learn a bit more,” said Paula Gangopadhyay, the executive director of the Plymouth Community Arts Council (PCAC).
Gangopadhyay and PCAC staff member Tamara Torzewski became inspired to create a month-long cultural tribute after viewing the work of Holocaust survivor Miriam Brysk and her exhibition “In A Confined Silence.”
Torzewski invited Brysk to share her work with the Plymouth community and the Ann-Arbor resident accepted.
“This is an excellent opportunity for a community to express creative responses to the Holocaust,” said Brysk who created her 40-plus photo exhibit using photos taken of her family scrapbooks and other families involved in the genocide and merging them with new Photoshop-style technology.
Gangopadhyay estimates more than a thousand people have participated in the Holocaust remembrance, especially young people who are learning from people who overcome the experience to live fulfilling lives.
She also believes the Holocaust exhibit will help lead a resurgence of the Plymouth Arts Council as they prepare to begin the “Countdown to 40” celebration in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the group in 2009.
In A Confined Silence will be available for public viewing until Nov. 29th. For more information on the exhibit or Plymouth Remembers: Voices of the Holocaust call (734) 416-4278 or visit www.Plymoutharts.com.
The Plymouth Arts Council is located on 774 North Sheldon Road in Plymouth.
