Faith In Brooklyn for Jan. 20
Borough President Unites Friars, Holocaust Survivors at Closing of Special Exhibit
During closing ceremonies for the historic exhibition of Franciscan manuscripts on Wednesday, Jan. 14, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams united Franciscan friars and Holocaust survivors in a poignant ceremony.
The exhibit, which opened Dec. 17, titled “Friar Francis: Traces, Words and Images,” was the biggest exhibition ever to be held at Borough Hall. This marked the first time these 19 artifacts have left Italy in 700 years. Before their arrival at Brooklyn Borough Hall, the manuscripts had been on private display at the United Nations since mid-November, according to a Brooklyn Eagle article by Mary Frost, published at the opening of the exhibit.