Fragments of the lives and feelings experienced by members of Leicester’s Jewish and Polish communities are brought to light in this online exhibition through photographs they share with each other in an attempt to reconnect with their interrelated history and culture. Recovering Connections interweaves their visual impressions, reflections as well as individual and communal heritage, demonstrating the deep relationship between two communities who live in the same city but only rarely encounter one another.
Decorating the Christmas tree, 2019. Every year, decorating the Christmas tree reminds me of our childhood Christmases, celebrated in our Nissen huts – a post-war dwellings for the refugee Poles – when Christmas was such a magical time, when receiving a sugar mouse or an orange or crayons, gave us, small children, immeasurable joy. The wonder of a decorated Christmas tree has remained with me to this day.
Recovering Connections 