Award-Winning Photojournalist To Present Slides During Holocaust Awareness Week At Colorado State University
Friday, April 18, 1997
FORT COLLINS--Award-winning photojournalist Nick Del Calzo, whose
book, "The
Triumphant Spirit," portrays nearly 100 survivors of Nazi death camps, will
present a slide show and
talk at Colorado State University 7 p.m. May 1 in Room A103 Clark Building.
The event is part of
Holocaust Awareness Week, which runs April 28-May 2 on campus.
Del Calzo began documenting survivors after visiting Dachau, a death
camp near Munich, in
1991. Over the following years he met individuals who survived a Holocaust
that eventually claimed
the lives of 9 million Jews, Gypsies, Soviets and others throughout Europe.
Del Calzo's goal was to
capture the hope, spirit and legacies of the survivors in a tribute to the
strength of human endurance.
"The day will come when the last Holocaust witness will perish and
these voices will be
silenced forever," Del Calzo said. "My hope is that by capturing their
portraits and their messages,
they can continue to inspire future generations and continuously rekindle
hope for a brighter
tomorrow."
Del Calzo, who lives in Denver, will exhibit his portraits and stories
of Holocaust survivors in
May in the Cannon Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. In addition, "CBS Sunday
Morning," a weekly
television show, produced a segment on "The Triumphant Spirit" project. Del
Calzo also has had his
work exhibited nationally and published in leading photography magazines and
annuals.
Holocaust Awareness Week is co-sponsored by Students for Holocaust
Awareness and Hillel
Jewish Student Organization. Funding is provided by a Diversity Grant, the
Office of the Vice
President of Student Affairs and Hillel Jewish Student Organization.
For more information on Del Calzo's presentation or any events during
Holocaust Awareness
Week, call (970) 491-2080 or (970) 491-6241.
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