Exhibit documented by Nashville Public Television comes to the Renaissance Center in Dickson

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 11 , 2007) -- Living On: Portraits of Tennessee Survivors and Liberators, a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, returns to the Middle Tennessee area for a three-month stay at the Renaissance Center in Dickson Jan. 25-April 29.

This exhibition of black and white photographs by Robert Heller includes portraits of 70 individuals who live in different parts of the state of Tennessee. All of them either survived the Holocaust in Europe or served in the U.S. Armed Forces at the time of liberation or in its aftermath. Brief biographical narratives accompany each of the portraits. Witnesses to a powerful moment in the history of civilization, the individual testimonies are both heartbreaking and heartwarming.

An original documentary that follows the Tennessee Holocaust Commission as it interviewed survivors and liberators in preparation for the exhibit, called Living On: Tennesseans Remembering the Holocaust, was produced and originally aired on Nashville Public Television. The one-hour film produced by Will Pedigo received three Emmy nominations, winning for best Topical Documentary 2005.

“Working with the Living On project continues to be a life changing experience, “says Pedigo. “Beyond its initial broadcast, we have often taken this program to the exhibit to be an accompanying element, offering public screenings across the state at universities, public schools and museums.

“It is powerful to see the exhibit and the documentary reach so many communities of people throughout the state, and to participate in connecting these stories with future generations of Tennesseans.”

DVDs of the documentary, as well as survivor and liberator stories and links to resources are available at http://www.wnpt.net/livingon.

Living On: Portraits of Tennessee Survivors and Liberators most recently exhibited in the Middle Tennessee area when it appeared at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center in Clarksville at the end of 2005.