Flight or Fight? Artists in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945

Schedule

Wed Dec 03 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Kupferberg Holocaust Center @ Queensborough Community College | Queens, NY

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Come learn about the Nazi system of fear and control, the impact on national cultural landscape, and artists' strategies of survival.
About this Event

Between 1933 and 1945, the National Socialist regime controlled artistic work in Germany. Join Rachel Stern, founding director of the Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art, for a discussion about the system of fear and control installed by the Nazis, its impact on the national cultural landscape, and artists' strategies of survival.


**To attend in person: The event is free and open to all, but registration ahead of time is required and visitors must show ID upon entering the campus at Queensborough Community College (QCC). For directions to QCC’s campus, please visit https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/about/index.html#gettingHere. For elevator access, enter the QCC Administration building and follow signs for the Kupferberg Holocaust Center.

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Kupferberg Holocaust Center @ Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue, Queens, United States

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