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The Austrian Press and Information Service together with the National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism is presenting the exhibition “From Repression to Remembrance” in English and German at the Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C.
Opnening reception
Speakers at the opening reception are the Managing Director of the National Fund, Hannah Lessing and two distinguished guest speakers, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, and Ellen Germain, U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
Panel discussion
A panel discussion entitled “Lessons for Tomorrow: Austria’s Commitment to Remembrance and Responsibility” will follow with:
Evelyn (“Evi”) Torton Beck, Professor Emerita, University of Maryland, holds Ph.D.s in both Comparative Literature and Clinical Psychology. She received an Honorary Doctorate in Vienna, Austria from The University for Music and Performing Arts for her life’s work in the creation of interdisciplinary Women’s and Gender Studies and her continuing fight against anti-Semitism, homophobia, and all “isms” that divide us. Her writings include ground-breaking research on Franz Kafka, Frida Kahlo, Jewish Women’s Studies, Lesbian Studies, as well as feminist transformations of knowledge. She is also associated with the Fielding Graduate University’s projects: “Creative Longevity and Wisdom” and “Somatics and Phenomenology. She has written studies about Sacred Circle dance, which she continues to teach in the Washington DC area to this day.
Pati Jinich is the Emmy-nominated Mexican host and executive producer of both La Frontera, her PBS Primetime docuseries that reveals untold stories from the US-Mexico border, and Pati’s Mexican Table, which has brought Mexican flavors into American homes for more than 10 years. A James Beard award-winning chef and former political analyst, Pati has made it her life’s work to build greater understanding between her two home countries: Mexico where she was born and the United States where she currently resides and is raising her family. In addition to her television work, she is a New York Times bestselling author with 3 cookbooks, including her most recent Treasures of the Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets, and has contributed to publications including The New York Times.
Charlotte Masters is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Master of Social Work program and a current mental health professional in Bethesda, Maryland. Charlotte was born and raised in the Washington, DC area and, in her 26 years, has been actively involved in Holocaust and genocide education. She is the granddaughter of Peter Masters, who had to flee Austria at a young age and through whom she was able to acquire her Austrian citizenship in 2022, in what would have been the year of his 100th birthday.
About the exhibition
The exhibition “From Repression to Remembrance” describes the tasks and activities carried out by the National Fund in areas such as Nazi victim recognition, project funding, art restitution, documenting life stories, the restoration of Jewish cemeteries, the Simon Wiesenthal Prize, the Austrian exhibition at Auschwitz, and the compensation and restitution provided to Nazi victims.
When: 13 November 2024, 7:30 p.m. | Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court, NW, Washington, DC, 20008
