Gino Parin in Trieste: Portrait of an Artist During the Holocaust

Martin Springer

This Podcast unpacks the story of an artist with dual Swiss and Italian citizenship who lived in Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, Parin converted to Catholicism in his early 20s. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste in 1943, Parin was arrested and deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, where he died. The Holocaust seems long ago and far away. And yet, fragments of the lives it destroyed and affected can be found even in remote corners of Arizona. To learn more visit: https://nau.edu/artmuseum/gino-parin/

Episodes

  1. 07/12/2023

    9. Commemorate

    In this episode, we look at how Gino Parin was remembered in the years following his death and some exhibitions that featured his art after 1945. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    9. Commemorate

  2. 07/06/2023

    8: Camps: Bergen-Belsen

    In this episode, we look at the history of the camp before and after Parin was a prisoner there. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    8: Camps: Bergen-Belsen

  3. 07/01/2023

    7: Camps in Italy

    In this episode, we talk about Italian camps that imprisoned Jews, like Gino Parin, during the German occupation of Italy. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    7: Camps in Italy

  4. 06/27/2023

    6. Cranio/Skull

    In this episode, we will encounter Gino’s self-portrait and a skull; Freud will make a short appearance, too. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    6. Cranio/Skull

  5. 06/27/2023

    5. Companions

    In this episode, we look at Gino Parin’s relationships with three important women in his life: Ella Auler, Fanny Tedeschi, and Magda Springer. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    5. Companions

  6. 06/22/2023

    4. Citizenship

    In this episode, we unpack the concept of citizenship as it pertains to Parin’s life. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    4. Citizenship

  7. 06/17/2023

    3. Christ/Il Cristo

    In this episode, Gino Parin’s Christ painting in Cottonwood takes us back to Trieste. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    3. Christ/Il Cristo

  8. 06/12/2023

    2. Città: Trieste and the Rise of Italian Fascism

    . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    2. Città: Trieste and the Rise of Italian Fascism

  9. 06/07/2023

    1. Church in Cottonwood

    In this episode, we visit a painting in a church in Arizona and discover Gino Parin. . . . The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century.  Learn more: https://in.nau.edu/martin-springer/

    1. Church in Cottonwood
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This Podcast unpacks the story of an artist with dual Swiss and Italian citizenship who lived in Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, Parin converted to Catholicism in his early 20s. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste in 1943, Parin was arrested and deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, where he died. The Holocaust seems long ago and far away. And yet, fragments of the lives it destroyed and affected can be found even in remote corners of Arizona. To learn more visit: https://nau.edu/artmuseum/gino-parin/

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