SARATOGA SPRINGS —Congregation Shaara Tfille and The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs will present “David Friedmann – Lost and Found Portraits of the Prague Jewish Community 1940-1941,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at the social hall, 84 Weibel Ave.
David Friedmann, 1893–1980, was an accomplished painter, renowned for his portraits drawn from life, and a leading Berlin press artist of the 1920s. As a refugee in Prague, he produced portraits of the Jewish Community during the Nazi occupation. Numerous subjects were prominent Zionists, who became heads of Theresienstadt Ghetto and murdered in Auschwitz.
The event is part of the 2022 Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival. Sponsored by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Northeast New York, the cost is $5 per person which includes refreshments. To make a reservation, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 518-584-2370.