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Major Projects

2008 – 2010: “ The Letters and Life of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis"

The Internet publication project of Solidarity in cooperation with The Janusz Korczak House in Jerusalem. Research, commenting, writing biography and an article.

2003 – 2010: “Boarding Pass to Paradise": Artists Peretz Beda Mayer and Fritz Haendel

Research, producing and artistic direction of the traveling exhibition. Venues:
Terezin Memorial: May – Dec. 2005,
Liberec, Severoceske Museum: Jan. – Mar. 2006,
Prague, S.V.U. Manes Gallery (Diamant) + Galerie Millenium: Jul. – Aug. 2006,
Ostrava, Dul Michal: Sep. – Oct. 2006,
Vienna, Danube S hip Landing Station Reichsbrücke: May – Jul. 2008,
Israeli Ein Harod Art Museum: Jan. – May 2009,
Israeli Lochamei HaGetaot Memorial: Jun. 2009 – Nov. 2010.
Design, catalogue (in German, English, Czech and Hebrew), a documentary film and educational activities produced as part of the Project.

2007 – 2009: “Artist Franz Peter Kien (Warnsdorf, 1919 – Auschwitz, 1944)”

Research, producing and artistic direction of the exhibition at Terezin Memorial: May – Oct. 2009.
Design, catalogue-monograph (in English, German and Czech), a documentary film and educational activities produced as part of the Project.


2003 – 2009: “ Boarding Pass to Paradise ": Artists Peretz Beda Mayer and Fritz Haendel

Research, producing and artistic direction of the traveling exhibition: Venues:
Terezin Memorial: May – Dec. 2005,
Liberec, Severoceske Museum: Jan. – Mar. 2006,
Prague, S.V.U. Manes Gallery (Diamant) + Galerie Millenium: Jul. – Aug. 2006,
Ostrava, Dul Michal: Sep. – Oct. 2006,
Vienna, Danube S hip Landing Station Reichsbrücke: May – Jul. 2008,
Israeli Ein Harod Art Museum: Jan. – May 2009,
Israeli Lochamei HaGetaot Memorial: Jun. – Dec. 2009.
Design, catalogue (in German, English, Czech and Hebrew), a documentary film and educational activities produced as part of the Project.


2007: “I’m a Wandering Kid. ” Workshops on Terezin KZ Clandestine Children’s Creativity

Creative educational workshops with groups of Israeli children based on Elena and Sergei Makarov’s book ‘A Fortress over the Chasm. Children and Teachers in Ghetto Terezin, 1941 – 1945.’ ‘Solidarity’ cooperation project with NPO ‘The House of Janusz Korszak in Jerusalem,’ led by Elena Makarova and Michael Polsky.


1999 – 2004: “ Friedl Dicker-Brandeis: Artist Against Destruction”

Research, development and artistic direction of the traveling exhibition:
Venues: Vienna: Oct. 1999 – Jan. 2000, Graz: Feb. – May 2000, Czesky Krumlov: Jun. – Oct. 2000, Paris: Nov. 2000 – Feb. 2001, Stockholm: Mar. – Jun. 2001, Berlin: Jul. – Oct. 2001, Atlanta: Nov. 2001 – Feb. 2002, Tokyo & five other Japanese venues: Mar. – Sep. 2002, Los Angeles: Nov. 2002 – Aug. 2004, New York: Sep. 2004 – Jan. 2005.
Work also comprised writing the catalogue-monograph (German edition 1999, Czech and French 2000, English 2001, Japanese 2002, see Bibliography); producing films and educational programs, and contributing to exhibits’ design. Project of Simon Wiesenthal Center ( USA ).


Since 1994, ongoing: “Education and Spiritual Life in Terezin KZ, 1941 – 1945"

Research, database generation, preparing books and articles and conducting seminars and workshops. The major monograph, Elena & Sergei Makarov and Victor Kuperman "University Over the Abyss" (1 st & 2 nd editions, Jerusalem, 2000 & 2004 resp., Czech edition, Prague, 2002, Russian edition, Moscow/Jerusalem, 2005, in print.)


2000 – 2001: Exhibition “Theater in Terezin KZ”

Research, installation of the exhibit, writing a catalogue and articles and conducting seminars and workshops; exhibition venues: Jerusalem (Israel Goor Theater Museum/Archive) and Moscow (three venues).


1997 – 1998: "What Fire Can’t Burn" Film Project

Contribution to Israeli 'docudrama' film, director Semyon Vinokur (A Theresienstadt KZ survivor recollects her life and love in the camp...). Contribution included research, script writing and consulting. Two awards in the US honored the film.


December 1994 – April 1996: "These Days in Terezin" Film Project

Contribution to German-Czech documentary film, on Terezin cabaret director and artist Karel Svenk , in cooperation with director Sybille Schoenemann . Contribution included research, consulting, script writing, co-directing and acting.


April 1994 – December 1995: "Black and White is Full of Colors" Film Project

Contribution to Israeli-Czech documentary film, about Terezin art-teacher and artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis; director Tamir Paul. Contribution included research, art consulting and acting.


August 1994 – February 1995: "Goethe and the Ghetto" Film Project

Art-consulting to Swedish documentary film about Terezin composer Viktor Ullmann, director Peter Berggren.

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