Living Witnesses - Hardcover

Monni Must; Sabrina Must

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0985626135 ISBN 13: 9780985626136

Verlag: A Dime and A Penny Foundation, 2012

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This listing is for a series of three books. Living Witnesses, Triumph Over Tragedy is a series of three photography books, documenting Survivors of the Holocaust. "My holocaust project began as a means to heal after the tragic and sudden death of my 28-year-old daughter, Miya. The project developed into a life s mission for me. I owe my sanity to the camaraderie and deep connections that I made with the holocaust survivors that I photographed. Why survivors? I needed to relate to people who had experienced the magnitude of loss I felt. I needed to hear from people that, years later, their loss is not lost. I needed to have a purpose to get up everyday and do something worthwhile. Documenting portraits of survivors to allow the world to remember years after their generation is gone- is my contribution. My first book, Living Witnesses, Faces of the Holocaust, had a profound impact on my community. I realized that I had discovered something that I could do to make a difference. I decided to continue my quest and am embarking on an even more expansive project to include survivors in Europe, Canada, and the US. I funded the first book of Detroit area survivors and all the profits from the book are earmarked for those survivors in need. I am now affiliated with Kadima, a non-profit Jewish organization that assists adults who are emotionally and mentally challenged. They provide homes, activities, and support to those people who would otherwise struggle.

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About the Author:

Monni Must began focusing on capturing the essence of people at a very young age. Her interest in photography inspired her to obtain a Bachelor s Degree from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. After graduating, Monni got married and had her first daughter, Miya. Monni then went on to give birth to three other daughters. She immersed herself into motherhood and for a while... put photography on hold. In 2007, Miya, Monni s first daughter, died, tragically and suddenly. Moni dove headfirst into her work as a means to deal with her grief. She began the Holocaust book project. After three years of intense work, travel, and healing, the books are complete. Monni funded the first book on her own and the profits from sales go to assist survivors in need. Monni also photographs infants in the neo natal department at Beaumont Hospital in order for parents to have photographs in remembrance of their babies. In her own words: My passion has expanded into making life more meaningful, fulfilling a void in my life after the death of my daughter. It has allowed me to channel my grief into something more positive.

Review:

She finds healing in Holocaust Photographer's own loss spurs photo book of Jewish survivors Candice Williams / The Detroit News Sylvan Lake As a portrait photographer, Monni Must knows the memories a photograph can hold, especially an image of a departed loved one. She experienced this firsthand when her 28-year-old daughter, Miya, died in 2007. I realized how important having pictures of her was, she said. Unfortunately, the only thing I have left of Miya are her pictures. While coping with her grief, Must has recorded images of others whose lives have been marked by tragedy. The owner of a Sylvan Lake photo studio, she's working on her second book of photographs of Holocaust survivors. It's put meaning back in my life, she said. I've had an opportunity to meet people I never would have met. After her daughter's death, Must was asked to photograph survivors of the Nazi extermination campaign, which killed 6 million of Europe's Jews during World War II. The project, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, produced Living Witnesses: Faces of the Holocaust, featuring 92 local Holocaust survivors. A second book will include Holocaust survivors from other countries, including Israel and Germany. Must, 56, and her assistant Linda Schlesinger travel to meet with the survivors in their homes. Local students will write the stories for the second book. Schlesinger said she watched Must evolve from being very private about her loss to sharing her story with survivors. It opened up floodgates of healing, Schlesinger said. Must, who would only say her daughter died tragically and suddenly, said her loss helps her relate to Holocaust survivors who lost family members in Nazi death camps. One minute you were with them, the next they were gone, she said. It's a shock to your emotional stability. It was something I felt they would understand. Windsor resident Lola Jerome, 80, one of those photographed for the project, shared with Must how she lost her entire family while she was a teenager. She does a very a good job,she said. I told her your book might have 2,000 pages. Everybody has different stories. cwilliams@detnews.com --Detroit News

Monni Must Launches Foundation 9/11 Weekend, a Different Perspective on Triumph Over Tragedy To keep alive the memory of her daughter and her father, celebrated portrait photographer creates non-profit to help people find closure after tragedy. By Lynne Meredith Golodner Monni Must started photographing Holocaust survivors to find a way to understand how to keep the memory of loved ones alive after their tragic passing. It was six months after the sudden death of her 28-year-old eldest daughter, Miya and every day she felt like she was treading water. When Miya died, I was paralyzed with the fear that she would be forgotten, says Must, a Sylvan Lake resident who has three surviving daughters. I couldn t fathom the idea that people would forget Miya, that they would not know how fantastic she was. So I went on a mission for everyone I came into contact with to know Miya. What begin as a personal salvation mushroomed. Must photographed 92 Detroit-area survivors and published their stories and portraits in a book titled Living Witnesses. Then, she began traveling the globe in search of the remaining Holocaust survivors so their stories and their smiles would not be forgotten. I ve had enough experience now with losing people that I know the importance of keeping their memory alive, in thought and in portrait, says Must. On September 10th, a collection of Must s portraits will make their gallery debut at the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery in the West Bloomfield JCC. The exhibit, titled Triumph Over Tragedy, will be the kickoff for Must s non-profit, A Dime and A Penny Foundation, formed this year to spearhead widespread efforts to help people heal after tragedy. Although the exhibit opening (6:30-8:30 pm) is free of charge and open to the public, several items will be available for purchase as donations to the foundation, including an auction of three exquisite photographs by Must. The September 10th exhibit is sponsored by the Norris Wealth Management Group at UBS, Lisa and Hannan Lis, Buddy s Pizza, Dairy Fresh Foods, SkinnyTees and ASKInYourFace.com as well as the Jewish Community Center. The timing coincides with the tenth anniversary of September 11th for a reason; this exhibit chronicles the perseverance of survivors and the strength it takes to continue on in the wake of unspeakable tragedy. Must hopes it will be an inspiration to everyone who sees it. By September, Must will have photographed, interviewed and recorded 350 survivors around the world. The 50 portraits that are part of this exhibit will be accompanied by audio clips of the survivor s voices and snippets of their stories. It is the gallery s first experience using guide-by-cell technology in an exhibit to present audio to viewers. I can t tell you how many survivors we ve met who had never spoken to anyone, including their family, about what they experienced and witnessed, says Must. This project gives me purpose, it keeps me connected to my daughter, and it allows me to help others be remembered forever. For survivors, not only from the Holocaust, but any survivor, even parents who survive the death of a child, there is an open wound that was never soothed by antiseptic. After you tell your story to someone else, there is relief, even with the tears. Must s Holocaust survivor portraits will be published in a series of books entitled Living Witnesses 2, with accompanying profiles written by her daughter Sabrina, who also co-authored the first book. A Dime and A Penny Foundation seeks to aid people in other ways, too, including through Heartfelt, a program where Must photographs NICU babies before they are taken off life-support, giving their parents the only living image of their precious child. --Jewish News

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