Art Speaks: NCCHE Hosts Art and the Holocaust Symposium for Local Students
The inaugural Isadore M. and Ida D. Pollock Annual Symposium on Art and the Holocaust, with the theme of “Young People and the Holocaust,” took place in Cecilian Hall on April 26.
Students from Aquinas Academy, Christ the Divine Teacher School, Geibel Catholic, St. Therese School, and Canon-McMillan High School showcased their creative works related to the Holocaust and talked about their creative process with guests. The event was organized by Seton Hill’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education.
The generous donors whose financial support made this program possible, Gloria and Arthur Pollock, attended the event with members of their family. The Pollocks are retired school teachers, and Seton Hill Distinguished Alumna Gloria was an art teacher who worked closely with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
The Pollocks made an initial gift for this year’s program and have also created an endowed fund to allow the program to continue annually. The symposium is named after Arthur Pollock’s parents, Isadore and Ida.
While Gloria and Arthur have created several scholarship funds at Seton Hill, it was important for the family to ensure Arthur’s legacy at the institution that they hold so dearly as well. When addressing the Symposium attendees, Arthur said they were pleased to support this important program that addresses the study of the Holocaust.
“When studying the Holocaust, creating art is a way to help process our thoughts and feelings about the atrocity,” Arthur said. “It also reminds us that promoting love, peace and respect is critical in combatting hatred and antisemitism.”
Students from Aquinas Academy, Christ the Divine Teacher School, Geibel Catholic, St. Therese School, and Canon-McMillan High School showcased their creative works related to the Holocaust and talked about their creative process with guests. The event was organized by Seton Hill’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education.
The generous donors whose financial support made this program possible, Gloria and Arthur Pollock, attended the event with members of their family. The Pollocks are retired school teachers, and Seton Hill Distinguished Alumna Gloria was an art teacher who worked closely with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. The Pollocks made an initial gift for this year’s program and have also created an endowed fund to allow the program to continue annually. The symposium is named after Arthur Pollock’s parents, Isadore and Ida.
While Gloria and Arthur have created several scholarship funds at Seton Hill, it was important for the family to ensure Arthur’s legacy at the institution that they hold so dearly as well. When addressing the Symposium attendees, Arthur said they were pleased to support this important program that addresses the study of the Holocaust.
“When studying the Holocaust, creating art is a way to help process our thoughts and feelings about the atrocity,” Arthur said. “It also reminds us that promoting love, peace and respect is critical in combatting hatred and antisemitism.”