Responses to Previous Exhibit
Dr. Wagner, Lord Mayor of Dresden, Germany:
I was deeply impressed by the paintings. 'They clearly raise again our consciousness by recalling tile memories of the dark past. We understand the paintings to be a warning and for that reason it is important for us to show the paintings in Dresden.
Lucille Eichengreen, survivor of Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, Neuengamme, Bergen-Belsen, author of award winning book "Ashes to Life", and "Rumkowski and the Orphans of Lodz," 2001. Mercury House Publishers:
Shocking, devastating and more eloquent than words can describe.
Henry Meyer. survivor of Auschwitz, played in one of the death camp orchestras. Co-founder of the world famous "La Sane" string quartet:
I have never seen anything in the visual arts the more nearly paralleled my own experience of the Holocaust.
Ms. Gale Martin, Director of College Relations the Mite Elizabothtown College, Pa.:
The 'Indifference" exhibit had the best turnout for an exhibit we ever had in the history, of the college. Your lecture was extremely successful. More than 600 attended, and you will be pleased to know that you are the first speaker ever to receive a standing ovation.
Dr. Stephen Feinstein Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide studies, University of Minneapolis Minnesota
The painter had a remarkable impact on students. I had several who came to my office to talk about them to me. One woman came to me and confessed that she was so moved by the paintings that she had not been able to sleep for several days.
Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust and the Center for Holocaust Studies, Sonoma State University, California:
Members of the Alliance want you to know that we are indebted to you for exhibiting during the lecture services. The paintings have added a valuable dimension to our academic presentations. Each of your paintings, in addition to the emotional impact, tells a visual story of the Holocaust event. Our lectures have been immeasurable enriched by the exhibit.
Warren and Mary Elen Schenk, producers of "Ann Prank in the World 1929 - 1945, and the exhibit "Indifference" in the historic County Count House, Provo, Utah:
It was an honor for us to have the Regis Foundation allow us to exhibit your (F.H.) twenty pieces of Holocaust art work entitled "Indifference". Over 61.000 students and adults viewed "Indifference" over the past month.
Corinne Andria, student Penn State University, University Perk, Pa.:
As a passer by, I stumbled upon the exhibit. I am profoundly impacted and moved that rather simple lines on a canvas can be so deep and stir such emotions in a girl on her way to a chemist test. I have visited Dachau two years ago and the horror and gruesome reality there, is vividly depicted here. Incredible. (From entry in visitor's book)
Chair, The Visual Arts Committee, Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, Athenaeum, Cincinnati, Ohio:
Pope John Paul (1998) has declared a major time of preparation far the millennium. We would be interested in having the Hirschberger collections the center piece of a broader examination of the Holocaust.
Ms. M. Kartal, visitor to St. Mary's indifference exhibit.
I saw your exhibit Indifference at St. Mary's Seminary. I have been very impressed by the paintings and your philosophy regarding the Holocaust. I am 70 years old, survived the war hidden by a Christian woman in Budapest, some of my family perished, my mother survived. I would like to buy a book of your paintings to share it with my family and friends. Etc.