This exhibit takes place July 16th through September 19th.

Opening Reception: Sunday, July 16th from 1-3pm. Docents from the Holocaust Memorial Center will be available for questions during the opening.

In October 1942, after living under Nazi occupation for three years, the Jews of Mniszek, Poland, were ordered to report for “relocation.” Esther Nisenthal was 15 years old and decided to go, instead, with her 13-year old sister Mania and look for work among Polish farmers. The girls assumed new names and managed to evade the Gestapo. They never saw their family again.

After the war, the sisters made their way to a Displaced Persons camp in Germany, where Esther met and married Max Krinitz. In 1949, Esther, Max, and their daughter Bernice immigrated to the United States. Mania married Lipa Kalenberg and moved to Israel, and many years later to Texas.

In 1977, when she was 50, Esther Nisenthal Krinitz began creating works of fabric art to share her story of survival. Trained as a dressmaker but untrained in art, she eventually created a collection of 36 fabric pictures of strong, vivid colors and striking details with a sense of folk-like realism. Meticulously stitched words beneath the pictures provide a narrative.

Janice Charach Gallery Hours:
Monday - Wednesday: 10am - 5pm
Thursday: 10am - 7pm
Sunday: Noon - 4pm