Heidi Heilbrunn Photography » Travel http://heidiheilbrunn.com Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:03:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Honor Flight. http://heidiheilbrunn.com/2010/04/honor-flight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=honor-flight http://heidiheilbrunn.com/2010/04/honor-flight/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:39:22 +0000 Heidi http://heidiheilbrunn.com/?p=282
On Tuesday, I followed 82 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., as they participated in the Upstate Honor Flight. My favorite photograph, which ran on the front page of The Greenville News, is of Fred Rector. In the photograph, he places his hand over his heart while standing at the the WWII Memorial.

Mr. Rector told me the story of how he was captured and interrogated by the Germans. I just stood quietly, in shock, and listened. At this point his guardian, the volunteer in charge of looking out for his well-being throughout the trip, noticed my very German name. I explained that, yes, my grandparents had come over from Germany, but that they were Jewish. They had been forced to flee their homes. Mr. Rector paused and reached out his hand. I walked alongside his wheelchair – the two of us hand in hand – back to our bus.

]]> http://heidiheilbrunn.com/2010/04/honor-flight/feed/ 0 My first gallery show…. http://heidiheilbrunn.com/2010/03/my-first-gallery-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-first-gallery-show http://heidiheilbrunn.com/2010/03/my-first-gallery-show/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:30:31 +0000 Heidi http://heidiheilbrunn.com/?p=261 For the first time, I am showing my work in a gallery setting. It is a dual show with artist Jackie Shapiro Rosen. As most of you who visit my website know, I traveled to Germany in search of my family history. I will be showing 14 of those photographs.

If you have the opportunity, please come to the opening reception this Friday at Village Studios & Gallery in the Pendleton Street Arts District from 6-9 pm. And, if you can’t make the reception, the show will be on display through the end of April.

Thanks for all your support!!



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Many of you know that I traveled to Germany in the fall. It was amazing to visit the towns of my grandparents and ancestors. I have been promising to publish a few of these on the website and here they are….

I have also posted these photographs and more on my new flickr account, check them out: Click Here for Flickr

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