 | | © IWM Joan Salter MBE sits alongside her portrait by Frederic Aranda |
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“Packs a colossal emotional punch”
The Daily Telegraph | “I think it’s fantastic to show us as survivors, as people who have gone on to make our lives, and not as victims. It’s wonderful to be included and see all the other survivors and the lives they’ve made.” – Joan Salter MBE.
Joan was born in Brussels in 1940 to Polish parents. The family escaped to Paris in 1941. In 1942 Joan's mother arranged for the Resistance to smuggle the family out of Paris to Lyon, in the unoccupied zone.
In June 1943, Joan and her sister escaped to the USA by ship. They were reunited with their parents in 1947, long after the end of the Second World War.
Joan was photographed with her husband Martin and her daughter Shelley in London by Frederic Aranda (shown above).
Joan’s portrait is one of over 50 contemporary photographs of Holocaust survivors and their families by leading photographers, which shine a light on the full lives they have lived and our collective responsibility to cherish their stories.
In partnership with the Royal Photographic Society (RPS), Jewish News, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and Dangoor Education, Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors is now on display at IWM London until 7 January 2022.
This free exhibition showcases new works from 13 contemporary photographers, all members and Fellows of RPS, alongside photography by RPS patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.
Displayed for the very first time, these powerful photographs capture the special connections between Holocaust survivors and the younger generations of their families.
The systematic persecution of Europe’s Jewish population by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945 led to the mass extermination of 6 million lives. For those who survived, its memory and impact were life changing. |
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| “I was delighted to see my portrait here in the exhibition, it means a lot to me, it brings back lots of memories of my life, both under the Nazi occupation and under the Soviet regime and my life in this country.
It’s a wonderful way of remembering and will help people coming to this exhibition to know what we’ve gone through and to remind everybody that these atrocities must not carry on and must not happen again.” – John Hajdu MBE
John, photographed by Jillian Edelstein, was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1937. In 1944 his mother was removed to a concentration camp. He survived the horrific conditions of the Budapest ghetto and was freed by the Soviet army.
He moved to Vienna where he queued outside the British embassy for hours to get permission to emigrate to the UK. He arrived in England in 1957 where he worked in the hotel and tourism industry.
He married and has one daughter, one son and four grandchildren.
Through a collection of individual and family portraits, the moving photographs in this exhibition present survivors who made the UK their home after beginnings marked by unimaginable loss and trauma.
Offering a space to remember and share their stories, these portraits are a celebration of the rich lives they have lived and the special legacy which their children and grandchildren will carry into the future.
Click here to read more about Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors and book your free ticket today. |
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| 9/11 TWENTY YEARS ON | This September, we'll be marking 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks and exploring their global legacy in 9/11 Twenty Years On.
Powerful large-scale photographs by photographer and filmmaker Wim Wenders will be showcased in an exhibition at IWM London, and a special bonus episode of our podcast Conflict of Interest will be released.
Plus, we want to hear your memories of 11 September 2001 and how its consequences have impacted your life. | |
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TEN MINUTE TALKS
POWERED BY VOLUNTEERS | Selected dates, see website for more information.
Join our volunteers for free short talks at IWM London throughout the summer.
From Architecture to Queer Histories to Wartime Aviation, these introductory talks will focus on the lesser heard histories, items and key figures, to showcase diversity in our collections. | |
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