- Summary
- "The memoir of one woman's emotional quest to find the art of her Polish-Jewish great-grandfather, lost during World War II. Moshe Rynecki's body of work reached close to eight hundred paintings and sculptures before his life came to a tragic end. It was his great-granddaughter Elizabeth who sought to rediscover his legacy, setting upon a journey to seek out what had been lost but never forgotten"--Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Great-granddaughter's quest for her lost art legacy
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Rynecki, Elizabeth, author.
- Published
- New York : New American Library, 2016
©2016
- Locale
- Poland
- Edition
- First edition: September 2016
- Contents
-
A Jewish girl should know
The trouble with Moshe
Paintings
Defying Hitler
Displaced
Italy
Legacy
Cultural assets
lost art
A loan request
Gifting Moshe's paintings
Serendipity
Toronto, Canada
University of Toronto
Schneid Archive
Poland
The Jewish Historical Institute
A tour of POLIN
Majdanek
Kazimierz Dolny
Playing ball
Roadblocks
A shared heritage
Looking forward.
- Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references.
A Jewish girl should know -- The trouble with Moshe -- Paintings -- Defying Hitler -- Displaced -- Italy -- Legacy -- Cultural assets -- lost art -- A loan request -- Gifting Moshe's paintings -- Serendipity -- Toronto, Canada -- University of Toronto -- Schneid Archive -- Poland -- The Jewish Historical Institute -- A tour of POLIN -- Majdanek -- Kazimierz Dolny -- Playing ball -- Roadblocks -- A shared heritage -- Looking forward.
