April 2023 Portrait of the Month — Pinchas Schumacher

Pinchas Schumacher

This month we are featuring a beautiful portrait of Pinchas Shumacher. Pinchas did not survive the Holocaust, but we know about him because his granddaughter, Estera Ajzen, survived and kept her grandfather's memory alive. April 17-18 is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Every year it becomes more crucial for us to remember and tell the stories of those who can no longer speak for themselves. Students around the world have drawn Pinchas' portrait and reflected on the experience of remembering through art:

"[I will remember] looking into the eyes of this man and knowing his story, and everything he went through."
—Caleb A.

"It felt nice to take time with a person who is no longer with us. It would be terrible to just forget about them, so this felt good and made me feel very happy."
—Jake L.

"It felt like I was creating a connection and the more you look at the photo, it reveals more."
—Carmen L.