Event Title

Survival in Sarajevo: Jews, Muslims, Serbs, and Croats Working Together During the Bosnian War 1992-1995

Presenter Information

Fontbonne University
Holocaust Museum and Learning Center
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis Rabbinical Association
Congregation Neve Shalom
Bosnian Chamber of Commerce
Sabah Newspaper
KETC Channel 9

Location

Fontbonne University, Fine Arts Gallery

Description

The premier showing of the exhibit Survival in Sarajevo: Jews, Muslims, Serbs, and Croats Working Together During the Bosnian War 1992-1995.

Additional Notes

Survival in Sarajevo (and the accompanying short film) was based on the book by Edward Serotta, Survival in Sarajevo: Jews, Bosnia, and the Lessons of the Past, published in 1994. The exhibition was underwritten by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), The Milton and Rosyln Wolf Foundation, IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance), and the Austrian Education Ministry.

The original exhibition was available:

• in German and English (for European institutions), consisting of 10 panels, @ 280x230cm
• in Bosnian and English (for institutions in former Yugoslavia), consisting of 10 panels @ 280x230cm

Panels printed on both sides.

Event Type

Exhibit

Start Date

4-1-2011 12:00 AM

End Date

4-30-2011 12:00 AM