Digital Series What Would You Bring?

About The Series

What Would You Bring? is an online exhibition where you can discover refugee stories told through the lens of the objects they brought with them. 

For World Refugee Day 2021, we’re thrilled to share some familiar stories told in unexpected ways. Experience the journey of a doll, a bear, some teacups and more, each brought to life by a group of remarkable artists – and learn about the extraordinary people they belong to.

The first phase of the exhibit explores the stories of six Jewish refugees who fled from various countries throughout recent history.

“What Would You Bring?” is a Reboot production created and produced by Juliet Simmons with Noam Dromi. Reboot CEO David Katznelson is Executive Producer.

Learn more about Juliet’s inspiration for creating the project here.

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Juliet Simmons

Creator - What Would You Bring?

Juliet Simmons is a Creative Producer with a background in marketing and event production. Based in London, she has worked with blue-chip clients around the world and now works across the creative industries with arts organisations and not for profits to help them make good things happen. She volunteers for a centre for refugees and asylum seekers and is a trustee of the Wellspring Project.

Her grandfather was a refugee, moving from Vienna to London before the Second World War, and she often wonders what he did bring with him on that journey.

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Noam Dromi

Managing Director - Reboot Studios

noam@rebooting.com

 

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It's Just Luck That I'm Making the Tea

What Would You Bring? is an online exhibition of refugee stories, told from the perspective of the things people brought with them on their journeys. Creator Juliet Simmons shares how wondering what her grandfather brought with him when he travelled from Vienna to the UK in the 1930s inspired the project.

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Aurora Zinder

Aurora Zinder grew up in Odessa, Russia, surviving under oppressive Soviet rule. In 1942, her father died fighting fascists in Ukraine. By the late 1970s, antisemitism in the USSR had grown so severe that Aurora and her family were forced to flee. Mindful of the corrupt whims of customs officials, they made difficult choices about which items they could bring with them on their journey to New York. A suitcase containing rare china survived the journey and these precious heirlooms still connect Aurora to her history. Her story is brought to life by artist Jacqueline Nicholls.

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What Would You Bring?

John Hajdu

When the Nazis forced his family out of their home and into the Budapest Ghetto, 7-year-old John Hajdu took his teddy bear with him. John’s beloved toy accompanied him as he survived Nazi occupation, lived through the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, escaped to Austria and made a new life for himself in London. His story is brought to life by filmmakers Christopher Noxon and Rebecca Odes.