Gathered Lightpoints: A reconstruction of the Lives, Work and Journeys of Alice Berger Hammerschlag and Helen Lewis

TALK

Explore the artistic legacy and enduring friendship of Alice Berger Hammerschlag, a visual artist who escaped from the Nazi regime, and Helen Lewis, a distinguished dancer, choreographer, and Holocaust survivor—two influential female modern artists who found a new home in Belfast.

The two remarkable women crossed paths in pre-Troubles Belfast, where their friendship began. In this talk, Pamela Linden Aveyard, historian of migration and Irish/British Jewry, will explore their lives, work, and journeys as well as their involvement at the heart of Northern Ireland’s artistic life.

About Pamela Linden Aveyard

Pamela Linden Aveyard is a historian of migration and Irish/British Jewry and a Visiting Research Fellow at QUB Centre for Public History. She completed her PhD thesis, entitled ‘Jewish identity and community in Belfast, 1920-48’, at Queen’s University Belfast in 2016. Pamela has worked across the museum and heritage sector, most recently holding the post of Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme Officer at Imperial War Museums. She has a particular interest in forced migration and intersecting identities and is currently undertaking research on refugee networks and Belfast Jewish naturalisation.