Invited to Life: Finding Hope after the Holocaust

Hardback

Main Details

Title Invited to Life: Finding Hope after the Holocaust
Authors and Contributors      Contributions by Mayim Bialik
Contributions by Neil Gaiman
Contributions by Sabrina Orah Mark
By (author) B. A. Van Sise
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 305,Width 229
Category/GenrePhotographs: collections
The Holocaust
ISBN/Barcode 9780764364457
ClassificationsDewey:704.942
Audience
General
Illustrations 90 b/w photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publication Date 27 January 2023
Publication Country United States

Description

A moving and joyful celebration of not only survival but also resilience and joy, expressed through 90 black-and-white portraits of Holocaust survivors and personal stories of their postwar lives. The survivors, many photographed with their family members, share lessons they have learned and pass on the wisdom that comes from building a life of one's choosing out of the wreckage of despair. Van Sise, an award-winning 20-year veteran photojournalist, spent four years working with Holocaust museums and outreach organisations to compile these captivating images and textual vignettes. The result is an inspirational keepsake that readers will treasure. Completing the volume are essays by Dr. Mayim Bialik, Neil Gaiman, and Sabrina Orah Mark. AUTHOR: Van Sise is a 20-year veteran photojournalist whose work has been featured in major solo exhibitions at the Center for Creative Photography and the Center for Jewish History, as well as in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery. He is an Independent Book Publishers Awards gold medalist and a Prix de la Photographie Paris award winner. He lives in New York City. SELLING POINTS; . Both an art-photography book and a collection of inspirational recollections-the perfect gift for lovers of Jewish stories or anyone seeking a celebration of life . A beautiful cloth-bound volume that will accompany a traveling exhibition of the same name . Includes essays by Dr. Mayim Bialik, Neil Gaiman, and Sabrina Orah Mark 90 b/w images

Author Biography

Van Sise is a 20-year veteran photojournalist whose work has been featured in major solo exhibitions at the Center for Creative Photography and the Center for Jewish History, as well as in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery. He is an Independent Book Publishers Awards gold medalist and a Prix de la Photographie Paris award winner. He lives in New York City. bavansise.com