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Slideshow: Museum Exhibit Reflects on Jewish Experience
"Monmouth County's Jewish Experience in Pictures: A Photography Exhibit" is now on display at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County.
What is the Jewish experience in Monmouth County? A new exhibit at the hopes to interpret Jewish culture, history and tradition through photographs. The program, titled “Monmouth County’s Jewish Experience in Pictures: A Photography Exhibit,” is on display Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until March 4, 2012.
The museum held an opening fundraising event for the exhibit on Sunday, Sept. 18. During the event, Allan Goldberg, owner of Coachman Studios; Richard Stromwasser, owner of Ardmore Custom Photography; and Rabbi Sally Priesand judged the photos on display on the amateur and professional categories.
“As one of three judges I was very impressed by the images that were submitted for the first annual Jewish Heritage Museum’s print competition,” Goldberg said. “The winning images had great impact. I was very pleased by the number of prints and their quality.”
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Each photograph submitted was taken in Monmouth County and reflected the photographers’ perception of Jewish tradition, family, faith and community.
Winners in the amateur category included:
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- First Place: Cheryl Auditor, "Torah Study"
- Second Place: Bonnie Farin, "Siddurim"
- Third Place: Marilyn Baldi "...But Not Forgotten"
- Honorable Mention: Brad & Cheryl Birnbaum, "Musical Inspiration"
- Honorable Mention: Eileen Hershenov, "Dreaming of Hanukkah"
- Honorable Mention: Bonnie Farin, "Torah Unfurled"
Winners in the professional category included:
- First Place: Stephen Ravner, "Judaism"
- Second Place: Howard Lambert, "Coruscations of Faith"
- Third Place: Al Krupner, "Craftsman"
- Honorable Mention: Ralph Binder, "Sammy Davis on Stage"
- Honorable Mention: Stephen Ravner, The Source"
- Honorable Mention: Gregg Wallace, "Praying Jew 1"
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