"The Last Album: Cherished Photographs From The Past" Opens January 4, 2011 At The Marcus Jewish Community Center Of Atlanta

The Fine Family Art Gallery, located in the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody) presents a unique photo exhibition, “THE LAST ALBUM: CHERISHED PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PAST” on display January 4 – March 13. Bursting with life, this exhibition features seventy-two images from Eastern Europe, culled from an extraordinary collection of photographs brought as keepsakes by the Jewish deportees to Auschwitz-Birkenau.

These photographs are part of a larger compilation of images and stories found in Ann Weiss’ critically acclaimed book, The Last Album: Eyes from the Ashes of Auschwitz-Birkenau, The photographs and accompanying stories pose far-reaching questions about how personal memory becomes collective, and how images represent loss without recuperating it.

Photojournalist and Holocaust scholar Ann Weiss will be the featured speaker for International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday, January 27 at 8 pm at the MJCCA. For more information, visit the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.