![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 36B; Installation Footage & Gerda]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chicago-crossings-bridges-boundaries-reel-36b-installation-footage-gerda-video-thumbnail-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
Artist Gerda Meyer-Bernstein begins installing her piece “The Phoenix” at the Spertus Museum of Judaica for their 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.” Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 22; Edith Altman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941290_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In a stream-of-consciousness-style interview with Kartemquin Films, artist Edith Altman talks about the role of the “scapegoat” in Black and Jewish history, the role of art in society, bigotry and the possibility for forgiveness, the “Black holocaust,” and her upcoming piece, “How Shall we Teach our Children?” Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 20; Edith Altman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941764_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In a 1994 interview with Kartemquin Films, artist Edith Altman talks about a piece she is working on for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.” Altman also sheds light on the inspirations for her artwork, her trip to Eastern Europe and Auschwitz, and the difficulty of Holocaust education. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 17; Claire Wolf Krantz]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941289_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In the second part of an interview with Kartemquin Films for their “Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries” project, artist Claire Wolf Krantz talks about the idea of the “Other,” her artistic style, and the issues surrounding Farrakhan and his antisemitism. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 9; Gerda M. Bernstein]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652400588_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
Artist Gerda Meyer-Bernstein takes the Kartemquin Films crew on a tour of her studio, showing and discussing some of her previous works. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 8; Gerda M. Bernstein]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652402275_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
Artist Gerda Meyer-Bernstein and her assistant, Ben, are interviewed by a Kartemquin Films crew. Gerda takes the crew on a tour of her studio, highlighting two of her completed works. Continue reading →