Recent photographic portraits by Ilka Hartmann of North Bay residents who survived the Holocaust are on exhibit at Sonoma State University from May 1-28 in the Gallery of the Center for Culture, Gender and Sexuality in the Student Union.
A reception for "A Second Gift of Life" is set for Thursday, May 3, from 4-6 p.m. in the gallery to celebrate the survivors. The video "Honoring the Survivors - 18 years of the Holocaust Lecture Series at Sonoma State University", by Ilka Hartmann and Joel Braverman will be screened. A model of the Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Grove planned by the University will be on display.
The event is co- sponsored by The Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust, the Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide and the Center for Culture, Gender and Sexuality at Sonoma State University.
Ilka Hartmann, a native of Germany, is a photographer who has concentrated on human rights since she began photographing 30 years ago. She taught Holocaust Studies at Sonoma State University for 14 years and Photography as an Art Form at the renowned Graduate School of Art (Hochschule der Kuenste ) in Berlin.
For further information on her work, visit www.ilkahartmann.com.
