Liz Hlavek
@lizhlavek.bsky.social
Art therapist, Holocaust art scholar, painter
https://g.co/kgs/PmZQxc4 A Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy: From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices
https://g.co/kgs/PmZQxc4 A Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy: From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices
Honored and super stoked to share my research into the art and artists of the Holocaust with European colleagues in just two weeks!!
June 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Honored and super stoked to share my research into the art and artists of the Holocaust with European colleagues in just two weeks!!
A visit to the Terezin ghetto was my introduction to the art of the Holocaust. Here, the creative impulse remained strong, as captives resisted systematic dehumanization through visual and performing arts whenever possible.
8 May 1945 | The 1st Soviet units passed through Terezín towards Prague. The #Theresienstadt ghetto was liberated. Over 140,000 Jews were imprisoned in the ghetto - 35,000 of them perished there. On this very same day the war in #Europe ended.
Read more: www.pamatnik-terezin.cz/liberation
Read more: www.pamatnik-terezin.cz/liberation
May 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A visit to the Terezin ghetto was my introduction to the art of the Holocaust. Here, the creative impulse remained strong, as captives resisted systematic dehumanization through visual and performing arts whenever possible.
Aside from the benefit of being able to express what they witnessed through drawing, I love that these children can provide documentation for legal proceedings.
Similar to how Yehuda Bacon's drawings from his experience in Auschwitz were used in the Eichman trials.
Similar to how Yehuda Bacon's drawings from his experience in Auschwitz were used in the Eichman trials.
Children who survived the 2003 genocide in Darfur were asked to draw their memories of the violence. Now their sketches are being used in international courts. @imaanirfan.bsky.social reports.
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The drawings that captured Sudan’s genocide
Children caught up in the atrocities in Darfur drew the horrors they witnessed. The pictures are now used as legal evidence—but what happened to their...
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April 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Aside from the benefit of being able to express what they witnessed through drawing, I love that these children can provide documentation for legal proceedings.
Similar to how Yehuda Bacon's drawings from his experience in Auschwitz were used in the Eichman trials.
Similar to how Yehuda Bacon's drawings from his experience in Auschwitz were used in the Eichman trials.
These photos of the Venezuelan prison are painful to look at. We've seen this before.
(Image 2 drawn by survivor Janina Tolik)
(Image 2 drawn by survivor Janina Tolik)
March 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
These photos of the Venezuelan prison are painful to look at. We've seen this before.
(Image 2 drawn by survivor Janina Tolik)
(Image 2 drawn by survivor Janina Tolik)
I typically frame the art of the Holocaust as a juxtaposition of a creative impulse in a destructive environment, so the theme of this conference seemed perfect. I'm honored to keynote this summer and share my research with my European colleagues.
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I submitted a proposal on a whim, drawn in by the conference themes of creativity & destruction. I routinely frame the art of the Holocaust as a creative… | 10 comments on LinkedIn
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March 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I typically frame the art of the Holocaust as a juxtaposition of a creative impulse in a destructive environment, so the theme of this conference seemed perfect. I'm honored to keynote this summer and share my research with my European colleagues.
My dad, a writer and copy editor, has started a Substack! Check out his musings on politics, Baltimore suburbs, and everyday annoyances.
substack.com/@geraldlevin
substack.com/@geraldlevin
Gerald Levin | Substack
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March 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My dad, a writer and copy editor, has started a Substack! Check out his musings on politics, Baltimore suburbs, and everyday annoyances.
substack.com/@geraldlevin
substack.com/@geraldlevin
I always mention Samuel Bak when I lecture about the art of the Holocaust. He began his artistic career at age 9 in the Vilna ghetto. We spoke about his experiences in 2017 and he told me that "doing a work well gives meaning to life."
I was thrilled to receive these books from the Pucker Gallery!
I was thrilled to receive these books from the Pucker Gallery!
February 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I always mention Samuel Bak when I lecture about the art of the Holocaust. He began his artistic career at age 9 in the Vilna ghetto. We spoke about his experiences in 2017 and he told me that "doing a work well gives meaning to life."
I was thrilled to receive these books from the Pucker Gallery!
I was thrilled to receive these books from the Pucker Gallery!
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Visited the Imperial War Museum yesterday and this note in their Holocaust gallery seemed relevant. . .
February 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Visited the Imperial War Museum yesterday and this note in their Holocaust gallery seemed relevant. . .
Reposted by Liz Hlavek
Art matters.
Art is a powerful means of speaking truth to power.
When it seems the powerless are being silenced, artists, musicians, writers, entertainers, and poets give the people a voice.
Art is a powerful means of speaking truth to power.
When it seems the powerless are being silenced, artists, musicians, writers, entertainers, and poets give the people a voice.
February 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Art matters.
Art is a powerful means of speaking truth to power.
When it seems the powerless are being silenced, artists, musicians, writers, entertainers, and poets give the people a voice.
Art is a powerful means of speaking truth to power.
When it seems the powerless are being silenced, artists, musicians, writers, entertainers, and poets give the people a voice.
In case it wasn't clear what Trump is trying to do, starting with the #kennedycenter
February 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
In case it wasn't clear what Trump is trying to do, starting with the #kennedycenter
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When the arts become propaganda, democracy suffers. No president has ever done this—because the arts should be independent, not controlled. History warns us where this leads. Stay engaged. Stay vocal. Take action. Fight. #HandsOffTheArts #Protests
February 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
When the arts become propaganda, democracy suffers. No president has ever done this—because the arts should be independent, not controlled. History warns us where this leads. Stay engaged. Stay vocal. Take action. Fight. #HandsOffTheArts #Protests
The US's failure to learn from recent history, as well as rising incidents of antisemitism, are motivating me to share my research beyond my art rhetapy community.
February 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The US's failure to learn from recent history, as well as rising incidents of antisemitism, are motivating me to share my research beyond my art rhetapy community.
In addition to being incredibly talented, this kid stood up for his beliefs and his community. His zine brought kids together in a creative resistance against dehumanizing conditions.
1 February 1928 | A Czech Jewish boy Petr Ginz was born in Prague. In #Theresienstadt Ghetto he was an editor-in-chief of a #magazine "Vedem" (In the lead): https://buff.ly/3EgwQtc | Ginz was deported to #Auschwitz on 28 September 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber after arrival.
February 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In addition to being incredibly talented, this kid stood up for his beliefs and his community. His zine brought kids together in a creative resistance against dehumanizing conditions.
Important reminder. The marginalization, cruelty, and dehumanization became the norm roughly 7 years before Auschwitz was even established.
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Important reminder. The marginalization, cruelty, and dehumanization became the norm roughly 7 years before Auschwitz was even established.
When I lecture on art from the Holocaust, I am almost always asked how the pieces, if not the artist, survived. That creativity endured in an environment intended for destruction is an insight into how the arts shape our humanity.
❓ How did artworks created in a Prisoner of War camp in Siberia make it into our collection in London?
The curator of our current exhibition explains...
Fred Kormis: Sculpting the Twentieth Century is on display until 6 February 2025 🔗 https://buff.ly/4faqCcf
The curator of our current exhibition explains...
Fred Kormis: Sculpting the Twentieth Century is on display until 6 February 2025 🔗 https://buff.ly/4faqCcf
January 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
When I lecture on art from the Holocaust, I am almost always asked how the pieces, if not the artist, survived. That creativity endured in an environment intended for destruction is an insight into how the arts shape our humanity.
The fact that he survived for 5 years in Auschwitz is incredible... and then he demonstrated such strength and resilience by channeling his horrific memories through art. These images are powerful and convey more than words could.
6 December 1921 | A Pole, Marian Kołodziej, was born in Raszków.
Deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 432
He survived.
After the war he was a painter & stage designer.
Author of monumental „Negatives of Memory”.
Deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 432
He survived.
After the war he was a painter & stage designer.
Author of monumental „Negatives of Memory”.
December 6, 2024 at 12:04 PM
The fact that he survived for 5 years in Auschwitz is incredible... and then he demonstrated such strength and resilience by channeling his horrific memories through art. These images are powerful and convey more than words could.
While the Terezin ghetto was known creative cultural activity, artworks were created in camps and ghettos across Europe. The collection of portraits, cards, and booklets created in Auschwitz are examples of cultural resistance in one of the darkest places in history.
An album and a portrait made in Auschwitz II-Birkenau, as well as 23 letters and 11 postcards sent from the camp - all related to an Auschwitz Survivor Walentyna Konopska - were donated to the Archives and Collections of the Memorial.
Read more about those unique objects: https://buff.ly/3ZdqdyP
Read more about those unique objects: https://buff.ly/3ZdqdyP
November 28, 2024 at 4:58 PM
While the Terezin ghetto was known creative cultural activity, artworks were created in camps and ghettos across Europe. The collection of portraits, cards, and booklets created in Auschwitz are examples of cultural resistance in one of the darkest places in history.
Community based art therapy practices are getting more popular, but the concept of community art isn't new. Vedem, for edample- a magazine developed by teen boys in the Terzin ghetto. Through creativity they resisted against dehumanization.
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Vedem | Homepage
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November 27, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Community based art therapy practices are getting more popular, but the concept of community art isn't new. Vedem, for edample- a magazine developed by teen boys in the Terzin ghetto. Through creativity they resisted against dehumanization.
search.app/FNDYUBheBjb5...
search.app/FNDYUBheBjb5...
As a clinician and scholar, I value integrating theory with practice. I did so in my book, linking artwork created in captivity to contemporary existential theory and AT practices.
g.co/kgs/PmZQxc4 A Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy: From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices
g.co/kgs/PmZQxc4 A Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy: From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices
A Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy: From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices Elizabeth Hlavek - Google Search
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November 26, 2024 at 1:46 AM
As a clinician and scholar, I value integrating theory with practice. I did so in my book, linking artwork created in captivity to contemporary existential theory and AT practices.
g.co/kgs/PmZQxc4 A Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy: From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices
g.co/kgs/PmZQxc4 A Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy: From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices