[33/36] Coming to America | Video Tour | The Art of Holocaust Survivor Esther Nisenthal Krinitz

The 33rd image in the timeline of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz’s fabric artworks, created by Esther in 1996. Narrated by her daughter Bernice Steinhardt.

Full video tour playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyLVEx8kWuJOnq1rSygJbbFpCQ811a-oy

Visit https://www.artandremembrance.org/ to learn more about Esther’s art and story, and find lesson plans and other resources for Holocaust and social justice education.

© Art & Remembrance, 2022.

Full transcript of voiceover:
"When the war in Europe ended, Esther went back to Poland to get Mania and from there, they went to a DP, or Displaced Persons camp in Germany. There, my mother met and married my father, Max Krinitz, also a Polish survivor. While waiting for a visa to immigrate to the US, Max left to find work in Belgium. That’s where I was born.

"We arrived in the United States in 1949, sailing into New York harbor. My father’s cousin Clara came to meet us. As I slept on my father’s shoulder, she said, 'My dear child, this will be your America.'

"The image of the Statue of Liberty underscores the message of welcoming and freedom that my parents experienced when they arrived in the US. Esther knew then she would never again be persecuted for being Jewish."

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