Just in time for Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, and in the face of renewed calls of “Never Again,” Sid Jacobson JCC is about to close out “Faces of Resilience – Portraits of Survivors of the Holocaust.”

The oil painting exhibit by Dr. Frederick N. Lukash is part of the center’s continuing commitment to showcasing local artists throughout its hallways for all to enjoy. 

The exhibit, which opened in early May at SJJCC, is a collection of oil paintings that revives old faded, and forgotten photographs. Lukash worked under the tutelage of Steven Forster and the Long Island Academy of Fine Art in Glen Cove.

Lukash, a board-certified plastic surgeon, looks at his project through the lens of his wife, Yaffa, who is essentially the exhibit’s curator. Mrs. Lukash’s parents were both the sole survivors of their immediate families in Europe. They were all murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. 

“This exhibit is coincidentally so well-timed to not only Yom Hashoah but to what the world has been witnessing yet again about renewed calls for ‘Never Again,’” said Susan Berman, vice president of community engagement. “We thank Dr. Lukash for sharing his vision and hard work with Sid Jacobson JCC and all of our patrons who will be privileged to view them in our hallways during this perilous time.”  

“The Jewish world is again facing evil,” said Lukash. “These portraits of Holocaust survivors continuously remind us to ‘never forget’.”

For more information, please visit sjjcc.org/artspace.