New York Photographic Exhibit Portrays Jewish Lives in 40 Countries

October 6, 2003

Source: The Plain Dealer

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On October 6, 2003 The Plain Dealer ran an Associated Press article on a New York City photograph exhibit of Jewish lives: "It began with a single photograph - a small child running down a back alley in Jerusalem, wearing an angel costume as part of the festivities to mark the Jewish holiday of Purim. For French photographer Frederic Brenner, that 1978 image was the start of a journey that would take him throughout the world for the next 25 years, documenting the lives of Jews in 40 countries on five continents. Of the thousands of pictures Brenner has taken, 150 are going on display at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. 'The Jewish Journey: Frederic Brenner's Photographic Odyssey' opened Friday and runs through Jan. 11. The exhibit coincides with the publication of a two-volume book of Brenner's photographs, 'Diaspora: Homelands in Exile'...The exhibit will travel to other galleries around the world, but tour plans have not been completed."