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Mandell JCC Presents Beatrice Fox Auerbach: The Woman, Her World and Her Wardrobe; Reception & Historical Presentation Thursday, August 15, 2013
The Mandell JCC presents the history of Beatrice Fox
Auerbach through clothing and personal accessories in Beatrice Fox Auerbach:
The Woman, Her World and Her Wardrobe from Thursday, July 25, 2013 through
Friday, September 27, 2013 in the Chase Family Gallery at the Mandell JCC,
Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT. There will be a reception
and historical presentation on Thursday, August 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Through garments and personal items from the University of
Connecticut Historical Costume & Textile Collection, get a glimpse into the
life of Beatrice Fox Auerbach, an extraordinary woman of her time, who was a
loving mother and grandmother, world traveler, influential philthropist, and
owner and CEO of America’s largest privately owned department store, G. Fox
& Co.
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Beatrice
Fox Auerbach: The Woman, Her World and Her Wardrobe is presented in
partnership with the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford and the
University of Connecticut Historical Costume & Textile Collection
Department, and is co-curated by Laura Crow and Maarit Uusitalo.
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The exhibit, reception, and historical talk are free and
open to the community. For more information, contact Jill Ziplow, 860-231-6339, jziplow@mandelljcc.org,
or the Member Services Center at 860-236-4571, or visit www.mandelljcc.org.
The Mandell Jewish Community Center is open to
everyone and supported by funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater
Hartford, a recipient of funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of
Greater Hartford, and a member of the JCC Association of North America. For updates, follow the Mandell JCC on
Facebook and Twitter. All dates and
programs subject to change.
