(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)March 6, 2018

MAHWAH, N.J. – Miriam Friedmann Morris of Pomona, New York, will speak about “From Chess Masters to Clydesdales—Holocaust Survivor David Friedmann’s Art Journey” on Monday, April 9 at 1 p.m. in The Robert A. Scott Student Center (Alumni Lounges, SC 157-158) under the auspices of the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Hillel of Ramapo College.

David Friedmann (1893-1980) was a Holocaust survivor who found a new purpose in life in fighting anti-Semitism and racial hatred through painting the horrors he had witnessed. An accomplished painter renowned for his portraits drawn from life and a leading Berlin press artist of the 1920s, he was banned from his profession after the Nazis came to power in 1933. Later, his artwork was looted and his first family was murdered. David painted for his life in Auschwitz. After immigrating to America in the 1950s, his skills brought a new career painting the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales and happy folks selling beer on two-story tall billboards.

His daughter Miriam Friedmann Morris will talk about her personal journey quest to find David Friedmann’s Nazi-looted art and preserve her father’s legacy.

For information or to request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact holgen@ramapo.edu or call 201-684-7409.

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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