When the U.S. went into lockdown in 2020, B.A. Van Sise — an award-winning photojournalist whose work has been featured within the New York Occasions, on PBS NewsHour, the Each day Mail, and on NPR — hit the highway. His mission? To go to Holocaust survivors who had made their properties in America. He traveled with solemnity and seriousness and was met with… cookies. Time and time once more, B.A. was beguiled by the heat, allure, and humor of those courageous aged individuals who have confronted extra hardship than most may ever think about. The result’s Invited to Life, first an exhibition on the Museum of Jewish Heritage and now a e book of the identical title.
Intrepid Occasions’ founder, Nathan James Thomas, not too long ago interviewed B.A. and spoke with him in regards to the refugee expertise, what life after trauma can appear to be, and the problem of serving to Holocaust survivors speak about their expertise in ways in which transcend the widely accepted scripts. Within the interview, B.A. additionally presents some behind-the-scenes perception into the place the thought for the e book got here from, how the contributors to the e book had been chosen, and what number of survivors’ tales stunned him.
Take heed to the interview right here:
Invited to Life: Discovering Hope After the Holocaust will likely be accessible from Friday, January twenty seventh. You possibly can decide up your copy on-line right here. You possibly can uncover extra of B.A.’s work on his web site: https://bavansise.format.com/.
