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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Heartless and cruel' vandals deface posters of Holocaust survivors in NYC
'Heartless and cruel' vandals defaced art gallery posters featuring Holocaust survivors on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day Wednesday in Manhattan — and those who lived through the Nazi terror said they fear ominous echoes of their youth. 'I was shocked,' Eva Nathanson, an 84-year-old Hungarian Holocaust survivor who was part of an art exhibit promoted on posters along West 57th Street. The hateful act would 'hurt any day — but especially on Holocaust Remembrance Day,' she added. Vandals struck just before the start of the solemn commemoration, marking 80 years since liberation, scratching off the faces of survivors now in their 80s and 90s, while leaving neighboring posters untouched. 'I never thought in my lifetime that I'd have to deal with this kind of situation again,' said Nathanson. Rising antisemitism in New York – which led the nation with 1,437 antisemitic incidents last year — reminds her of 'when I was growing up. 'I've never been afraid in the US, and right now I am worried.' The posters showcase a new Chelsea gallery exhibit called 'Borrowed Spotlight,' a photo project that pairs celebs such as Chelsea Handler, Jennifer Garner, and Billy Porter with Holocaust survivors providing their testimonies to educate against antisemitism. The remnants of one poster show supermodel Cindy Crawford with a shorn Ella Mandel, a 98-year-old survivor who was 13 when the Germans invaded her native Poland. 'I was the only survivor,' said Mandel about her will to go on in the shadow of unfathomable horror. 'And then you can't help thinking and asking why?' The vandalism won't stop the survivors, Bryce Thompson, the photographer of the exhibition, told The Post. 'If anything, it motivates them, and channels their determination to use their voice more now.'\ Nathanson said she won't let the haters win. 'This won't stop me from telling my story.'
New York Post
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Heartless and cruel' vandals defaced posters of Holocaust survivors
'Heartless and cruel' vandals defaced art gallery posters featuring Holocaust survivors on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day Wednesday in Manhattan — and those who lived through the Nazi terror said they fear ominous echoes of their youth. 'I was shocked,' Eva Nathanson, an 84-year-old Hungarian Holocaust survivor who was part of an art exhibit promoted on posters along West 57th Street. The hateful act would 'hurt any day — but especially on Holocaust Remembrance Day,' she added. Advertisement Vandals struck just before the start of the solemn commemoration, marking 80 years since liberation, scratching off the faces of survivors now in their 80s and 90s, while leaving neighboring posters untouched. 3 A new Chelsea gallery exhibit called 'Borrowed Spotlight' pairs celebs like Cindy Crawford with Holocaust survivors like Ella Mandel, pictured here. Bryce Thompson 3 Holocaust survivor Eva Nathanson is pictured here with actor Josh Peck. BRYCE THOMPSON Advertisement 'I never thought in my lifetime that I'd have to deal with this kind of situation again,' said Nathanson. Rising antisemitism in New York – which led the nation with 1,437 antisemitic incidents last year — reminds her of 'when I was growing up. 'I've never been afraid in the US, and right now I am worried.' The posters showcase a new Chelsea gallery exhibit called 'Borrowed Spotlight,' a photo project that pairs celebs such as Chelsea Handler, Jennifer Garner, and Billy Porter with Holocaust survivors providing their testimonies to educate against antisemitism. The remnants of one poster show supermodel Cindy Crawford with a shorn Ella Mandel, a 98-year-old survivor who was 13 when the Germans invaded her native Poland. Advertisement 'I was the only survivor,' said Mandel about her will to go on in the shadow of unfathomable horror. 'And then you can't help thinking and asking why?' 3 Vandals defaced art gallery posters featuring Holocaust survivors. The vandalism won't stop the survivors, Bryce Thompson, the photographer of the exhibition, told The Post. 'If anything, it motivates them, and channels their determination to use their voice more now.'\ Advertisement Nathanson said she won't let the haters win. 'This won't stop me from telling my story.'
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A photographer spotlighted Holocaust survivors by pairing them with celebrities in moving portraits
Photographer Bryce Thompson paired Holocaust survivors with celebrities in intimate portraits. The "Borrowed Spotlight" project aims to leverage celebrities' fame to amplify survivors' stories. Celebrity participants included Cindy Crawford, Barbara Corcoran, Sheryl Sandberg, and Billy Porter. Fashion photographer Bryce Thompson has worked with supermodels and shot numerous magazine covers and ad campaigns. For his latest photo series, he trained his camera on a different subject: aging Holocaust survivors. The "Borrowed Spotlight" project pairs celebrities and business leaders with Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, capturing heartfelt moments of connection and amplifying their testimonies to combat antisemitism and all forms of hate. Famous participants who lent their public platforms to the project include "Shark Tank" star and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg, supermodel Cindy Crawford, and actors Jennifer Garner, Billy Porter, and David Schwimmer. The photos are on display for a limited time at Detour Gallery in New York City, but are also available as a coffee table book. Proceeds from the book and print sales benefit Holocaust education and resources for survivors. Take a look at photos from "Borrowed Spotlight." Fashion photographer Bryan Thompson took intimate portraits of celebrities meeting Holocaust survivors for a project entitled "Borrowed Spotlight." Thompson didn't introduce the celebrities and survivors before the photo shoot so that he could photograph their first moments meeting each other. "This initiative paired celebrities and notable individuals from diverse industries with survivors not just to spread the message but to engage directly — listening, questioning, and sharing in these profound experiences," he wrote in the coffee table book's introduction. The project aims to leverage celebrities' fame to amplify the stories of aging Holocaust survivors. Around 220,850 Jewish Holocaust survivors are still alive today, and most are over 85 years old, according to the 2025 Global Demographic Report on Jewish Holocaust survivors published by the Claims Conference. Photos from "Borrowed Spotlight" will be on display at Detour Gallery in New York City through April 27. A full list of the exhibition hours can be found on Borrowed Spotlight's official website. The "Borrowed Spotlight" coffee table book retails for $360, with the proceeds going to Holocaust education programs. Proceeds from a private auction of prints from the series will also be donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and SelfHelp, an organization that provides trauma-informed care to Holocaust survivors in New York. Cindy Crawford wrote the foreword to the photo book and posed with 98-year-old Ella Mandel. Crawford wrote that meeting Mandel, who was 13 years old when German forces invaded Poland in 1939, was "profoundly inspiring." "She shared the heartbreaking losses she endured: her sister, her father, her mother, and another sister — all gone. She was the only survivor in her family," Crawford wrote. "She told me how, at her lowest point, her friend's brother told her, 'No more death. We're getting married.' They did, and they built a life together in the United States." Thompson photographed tears streaming down Kat Graham's face as she listened to Yetta Kane's story. Kane's blonde hair and blue eyes, which the Nazis viewed as traits of a superior race, allowed her to work as a courier for Jewish resistance groups known as partisans when she was 8 years old. "We're here to tell the story," Kane told Graham, an actor best known for her role on "The Vampire Diaries." "That's what's important." Scooter Braun sat down for a conversation with Joseph Alexander, 103, whose number tattoo from a concentration camp was visible on his arm. Born in 1922, Alexander endured the Warsaw Ghetto and 12 concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau, before he was liberated in 1945. He was the only surviving member of his family out of his parents and five siblings. Alexander visited Dachau in 2023 to mark the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. "I want to be in this shape at 103," Braun said as he sat with Alexander. Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg shared a tender moment with George Elbaum. Elbaum's mother helped him evade Nazi persecution by paying Catholic families to take him in and conceal his Jewish identity. "It's an amazing thing to go through what you've been through, or to see life and be able to be an optimist," Sandberg told Elbaum. "It is the only way I survived it," he said. Tova Friedman told Barbara Corcoran that she survived Auschwitz at age 6 because a gas chamber malfunctioned. "We, the survivors, have an obligation not only to remember those that were slaughtered so ruthlessly, but also to warn and teach that hate begets hate and killing more killing," Friedman said. Thompson photographed Billy Porter with Bella Rosenberg, who was one of only 140 Jews to survive from her Polish hometown of 20,000. Porter, a Broadway star, wrote on Instagram that Rosenberg's story "is a powerful reminder of what can happen when hate goes unchecked and why we must remain vigilant in protecting the most vulnerable in our society." "If you don't tell your story, people won't know," 95-year-old Gabriella Karin told Jennifer Garner. A 25-year-old lawyer hid Karin and her family for nine months in his one-bedroom apartment across the street from a Nazi outpost. Thompson hopes that the photo series helps combat modern antisemitism and all forms of prejudice and hate. "These survivors stand as living testaments, urging us never to forget that empathy and action are often the difference between life and oblivion," Thompson wrote. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
A photographer spotlighted Holocaust survivors by pairing them with celebrities in moving portraits
Photographer Bryce Thompson paired Holocaust survivors with celebrities in intimate portraits. The "Borrowed Spotlight" project aims to leverage celebrities' fame to amplify survivors' stories. Celebrity participants included Cindy Crawford, Barbara Corcoran, Sheryl Sandberg, and Billy Porter. Fashion photographer Bryce Thompson has worked with supermodels and shot numerous magazine covers and ad campaigns. For his latest photo series, he trained his camera on a different subject: aging Holocaust survivors. The "Borrowed Spotlight" project pairs celebrities and business leaders with Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, capturing heartfelt moments of connection and amplifying their testimonies to combat antisemitism and all forms of hate. Famous participants who lent their public platforms to the project include "Shark Tank" star and real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg, supermodel Cindy Crawford, and actors Jennifer Garner, Billy Porter, and David Schwimmer. The photos are on display for a limited time at Detour Gallery in New York City, but are also available as a coffee table book. Proceeds from the book and print sales benefit Holocaust education and resources for survivors. Take a look at photos from "Borrowed Spotlight." Fashion photographer Bryan Thompson took intimate portraits of celebrities meeting Holocaust survivors for a project entitled "Borrowed Spotlight." Thompson didn't introduce the celebrities and survivors before the photo shoot so that he could photograph their first moments meeting each other. "This initiative paired celebrities and notable individuals from diverse industries with survivors not just to spread the message but to engage directly — listening, questioning, and sharing in these profound experiences," he wrote in the coffee table book's introduction. The project aims to leverage celebrities' fame to amplify the stories of aging Holocaust survivors. Photos from "Borrowed Spotlight" will be on display at Detour Gallery in New York City through April 27. A full list of the exhibition hours can be found on Borrowed Spotlight's official website. The "Borrowed Spotlight" coffee table book retails for $360, with the proceeds going to Holocaust education programs. Cindy Crawford wrote the foreword to the photo book and posed with 98-year-old Ella Mandel. Crawford wrote that meeting Mandel, who was 13 years old when German forces invaded Poland in 1939, was "profoundly inspiring." "She shared the heartbreaking losses she endured: her sister, her father, her mother, and another sister — all gone. She was the only survivor in her family," Crawford wrote. "She told me how, at her lowest point, her friend's brother told her, 'No more death. We're getting married.' They did, and they built a life together in the United States." Thompson photographed tears streaming down Kat Graham's face as she listened to Yetta Kane's story. Kane's blonde hair and blue eyes, which the Nazis viewed as traits of a superior race, allowed her to work as a courier for Jewish resistance groups known as partisans when she was 8 years old. "We're here to tell the story," Kane told Graham, an actor best known for her role on "The Vampire Diaries." "That's what's important." Scooter Braun sat down for a conversation with Joseph Alexander, 103, whose number tattoo from a concentration camp was visible on his arm. Born in 1922, Alexander endured the Warsaw Ghetto and 12 concentration camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau, before he was liberated in 1945. He was the only surviving member of his family out of his parents and five siblings. Alexander visited Dachau in 2023 to mark the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. "I want to be in this shape at 103," Braun said as he sat with Alexander. Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg shared a tender moment with George Elbaum. Elbaum's mother helped him evade Nazi persecution by paying Catholic families to take him in and conceal his Jewish identity. "It's an amazing thing to go through what you've been through, or to see life and be able to be an optimist," Sandberg told Elbaum. "It is the only way I survived it," he said. Tova Friedman told Barbara Corcoran that she survived Auschwitz at age 6 because a gas chamber malfunctioned. "We, the survivors, have an obligation not only to remember those that were slaughtered so ruthlessly, but also to warn and teach that hate begets hate and killing more killing," Friedman said. Thompson photographed Billy Porter with Bella Rosenberg, who was one of only 140 Jews to survive from her Polish hometown of 20,000. "If you don't tell your story, people won't know," 95-year-old Gabriella Karin told Jennifer Garner. A 25-year-old lawyer hid Karin and her family for nine months in his one-bedroom apartment across the street from a Nazi outpost. Thompson hopes that the photo series helps combat modern antisemitism and all forms of prejudice and hate. "These survivors stand as living testaments, urging us never to forget that empathy and action are often the difference between life and oblivion," Thompson wrote.
Associated Press
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
BORROWED SPOTLIGHT Holocaust Remembrance Portrait Exhibit Debuts in NYC Featuring Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Garner, Chelsea Handler and more
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2025-- Last night, BORROWED SPOTLIGHT, a powerful new portrait series book and exhibition, debuted at Detour Gallery in NYC. The event brought together Holocaust survivors and some of today's most recognizable figures including Kat Graham, Gregg Sulkin, Remi Bader, and RHONJ stars Margaret Josephs, Melissa Gorga, and Lexi Barbuto to honor survivor stories and ensure their testimonies reach the next generation. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Row 1 (L to R): Kat Graham, Gregg Sulkin; Row 2 (L to R): Remi Bader, Margaret Josephs, Melissa Gorga, Lexi Barbuto. (Photos by Sabrina Steck) Shot by highly-acclaimed fashion photographer Bryce Thompson, the exhibition features powerful large-scale portraits and survivor testimonies designed to spark reflection and discussion. Coffee table books are also available for purchase and the exhibit will be open to the public on the following dates and times: Guests in attendance experienced the moving displays before gathering for remarks from producer and journalist Daniella Greenbaum, photographer Bryce Thompson, and actress Kat Graham, who spoke about the project's impact. Other VIP attendees included: Ellie Zeiler, Eitan Bernath, Daniela Braga, Daphne Groeneveld, David Carmi, Moti Ankari, Arielle Nir, Justin Livingston, Anthony Urbano, Kate Li, Levi Lomey, Jonathan Cohen, Chaz Langley, Igee Okafor, Matthew Gasda, Freya Walton, Chané Husselmann, and Arielle Schwartz, among others. BORROWED SPOTLIGHT showcases powerful portraits of Holocaust survivors alongside major talent including Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Garner, Billy Porter, David Schwimmer, Dr. J, Kat Graham, Wolf Blitzer, Ashley Benson, Chelsea Handler, Scooter Braun, George Stephanopoulos, Martha Hunt, Daniela Braga, Sheryl Sandberg, Josh Peck, Jenna Dewan, Nicola Peltz Beckham, and Barbara Corcoran. Proceeds from the book sales will support continued campaigns to educate younger generations about the Holocaust. Proceeds from a private auction of select prints will benefit two organizations dedicated to Holocaust remembrance and survivor support: Selfhelp, which provides services and assistance to living Holocaust survivors in New York, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. At a time when Holocaust knowledge is rapidly diminishing – with 20% of people worldwide having never heard of the Holocaust, less than half recognizing its historical accuracy, and over 60% not knowing that six million Jews were murdered – BORROWED SPOTLIGHT aims to serve as both an educational tool and a call to action. About Borrowed Spotlight BORROWED SPOTLIGHT is a powerful portrait series and exhibition created to combat rising antisemitism and preserve Holocaust history. Captured by renowned photographer Bryce Thompson, the project pairs Holocaust survivors with today's most recognizable figures – including Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Garner, Billy Porter, David Schwimmer, and many more – using their public platforms to amplify the survivors' stories. Debuting at Detour Gallery in New York City ahead of Yom HaShoah, the exhibition will feature large-scale portraits and survivor testimonies aimed at educating the public and inspiring reflection. The project, which will also be commemorated in a coffee table book, seeks to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, while educating and inspiring action against hate. View source version on CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT Galia Slayen |[email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ARTS/MUSEUMS ENTERTAINMENT RELIGION PHILANTHROPY EVENTS/CONCERTS GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS CELEBRITY CONSUMER OTHER PHILANTHROPY SOURCE: BORROWED SPOTLIGHT Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 04/23/2025 09:34 AM/DISC: 04/23/2025 09:34 AM
