'Lest We Forget' Opens Oct. 20

Public art installation pays homage to Holocaust survivors living in St. Louis

“Lest We Forget” will be on view in Ann and Andrew Tisch Park, located at the eastern end of Washington University’s Danforth Campus, Oct. 20 to Nov. 6.

The Kemper Art Museum will host an opening ceremony at 5 p.m. Oct. 20 in Steinberg Hall Auditorium. Speakers will include Toscano and Rachel Miller, whose portrait is featured in the exhibition. Other speakers will include Chancellor Andrew D. Martin as well as McGlothlin, Simon and Miriam Silberman, president of the Washington University Student Union. A reception will immediately follow in the Kemper Art Museum. For more information, visit kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu.

In addition, the Midwest Regional Office of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will host a conversation between Toscano and survivor Rita Rubinstein at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, also in Steinberg Hall. Moderator will be Steven Luckert, senior program curator for the Holocaust Memorial Museum. For more information or to RSVP, visit ushmm.org.

For additional information on this exhibit, visit:  https://source.wustl.edu/2022/10/lest-we-forget-opens-oct-20/