Eva Hesse (1936-1970): Returning to the Source?
Featuring Eva’s sister Helen Charash and Ori Z. Soltes, PhD
Moderated by Rachel Stern
October 13, 2021
Rudi Lesser (1902–1988): The Forgotten and Rediscovered Artist
Featuring Lillie Johnson Edwards, PhD and Ori Z. Soltes, PhD
Moderated by Rachel Stern
October 20, 2021
Remembering Friedel: An Intimate View of Friedel Dzubas (1915-1994)
with Sandi Slone and Karen Wilkin
Moderated by Rachel Stern
October 27, 2021
From Sea to Shining Sea: Anni Albers in America (1899–1994)
Featuring Laura Muir and Ori Z. Soltes, PhD
Moderated by Rachel Stern
November 3, 2021
The Cartoon Crusader Comes to America: Arthur Szyk’s Battle against the Nazis in the New World
Featuring Steven Luckert and Irvin Ungar
Moderated by Ori Z. Soltes, PhD.
November 10, 2021
Lily Renée (1921 –currently living in NYC): From Refugee to Renown
Featuring Trina Robbins, Adrienne Gruben and David Armstrong
Moderated by Rachel Stern
November 17, 2021
Conference: Identity and the Arts
Featuring Libby Copeland, Ori Z Soltes Deborah Tannen and Oksana Yakushko
Moderated by Rachel Stern
December 1, 2021
Fritz Ascher (1893-1970): Coming back to Life
Featuring Karen Wilkin and Elizabeth Berkowitz, PhD
Moderated by Rachel Stern
December 8, 2021
Conference: Artists Migrating to the United States, In and Beyond the Nazi Period
Featuring Rebecca Erbelding, PhD, Katya Grokhovsky, and Ori Z Soltes, PhD
Moderated by Rachel Stern
December 15, 2021
The Pencil and the Sword. How Lily Renée (1921 –currently living in NYC) Put her Art to Work Against the Nazis
Featuring Sabine Apostolo and Michael Freund Jewish Museum Vienna, Austria
Moderated by Rachel Stern
January 5, 2022
The Three Exiles of the German-born artist Samson Schames (1898-1967), transatlantic panel
Featuring Annika Friedman, Rachel Dickson, PhD, and Ori Z. Soltes, PhD.
Moderated by Rachel Stern
August 27, 2025
Samson Schames (1898-1967): Family and Friends, transatlantic panel
Featuring Natalie Green Giles, James McCaffrey, and Charlie Scheidt.
Introduced by Rachel Stern, moderated by William (Billy) Weitzer.
September 17, 2025