Painting to Remember: The Destroyed Synagogues of Germany original artwork by Alexander Dettmar

on view through September 19, 2010

presented by LBI

Very few of Germany's nearly 3000 synagogues survived the Holocaust. The loss of these houses of worship - from highly ornate designs to extremely simple structures - signified the loss of hundreds of years of Jewish communal life and culture.

Alexander Dettmar is one of Europe's outstanding artists, committed to paint against forgetting. Dettmar is determined that Germans in particular remember what was once such a vibrant aspect of their own history.

These gorgeous paintings succeed on every level. They are beautiful, thoughtful, and important. They have captured the attention of museum-goers throughout Germany. For the first time, they will be shown outside of Germany at Leo Baeck Institute, New York.

To coincide with the observation of Holocaust Remembrance Day, we invite you to join us for this extraordinary look at paintings that compel us to remember.

Thanks to Allianz and Thornconcept for their generous support of this exhibit.