a daughter of a Holocaust survivor paints the story.

What the Neighbors Knew
20" X 20", 1997

She asked the neighbor, if he knew what had gone on there.

Oh yes, he said, my friends and I went up on the hill, drank beer, and watched.

(Private Collection, Santa Barbara, CA.)

Mixed media on canvas: including damaged prayer shawl, and actual text from "Mein Kampf".

- Mina Cohen

 

 

 

 

 

 

  


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It is as if paint alone can not bear the responsibility for, or weight of, the narrative.
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, March, 1999		 

© Mina Cohen 1993-2000
P.O. 269,
Mendocino, CA95460
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