On May 1, 2022, Atelier 86 will proudly present the world premiere of Alexandra DuBois‘s piano and trio “Für Pamuk.” Atelier86 commissioned Für Pamuk in memory of its founding feline artistic director and companion Pamuk, who emigrated from Cappadocia, Turkey in 2011, and sadly passed in 2018. We are ecstatic to have three highly acclaimed […]
Works of Photographer Jacob Merkelbach
TBD: Review the work of photographer Jacob Merkelbach, founded one of the best-known Amsterdam studios specialized in portrait photography of the early twentieth century. His customers included many Jewish businessmen, intellectuals and artists including artist Chaya Goldstein, actor Louis de Vries, and Madi Hari. The Rijksmuseum and Jewish Museum in Amsterdam have exhibited his work.
Life and Times of Aristides de Sousa Mendes
2022: Discussion of the life and times of Aristides de Sousa Mendes. Sousa Mendes was the Portuguese aristocrat and consul in France who saved thousands from the Nazis in WWII by disobeying orders and issuing visas to those fleeing occupied France.
