Chasing Portraits

Elizabeth Rynecki is the great-granddaughter of Moshe Rynecki (1881-1943), a Warsaw based artist who painted many works depicting the Polish-Jewish community where he lived before his death at Majdanek concentration camp in WW2. A majority of Moshe’s work was thought to be lost during the war, but as Elizabeth continues to search she makes some fascinating discoveries, in turn forging a deeper connection to her deceased relative. Directed and co-written by Elizabeth Rynecki., The great-granddaughter of a Polish artist killed in a concentration camp during WW2 devotes her life to finding his paintings, despite many assuming they had been lost during the war. As the woman searches further, and connects with her family about the art’s whereabouts, she makes some fascinating discoveries, in turn forging a deeper connection to her deceased relative.