Area museum hosts ‘Jewish Journeys’

The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township, is hosting “Jewish Journeys,” an exhibit of photographs exploring the rich beauty of Jewish locales and objects from around the world.

The goal of the exhibit is to display a varied collection of quality photographs which have a connection to Jewish content or theme and that reflect a global Jewish perspective as well as the personal interpretations and vision of the photographers, according to a press release.

Featured are works by Joel Morgovsky, of Lincroft; Faith Wight, of Princeton; Simon Zelingher, of Marlboro; Ellen Rubinstein, of Holmdel, Norman Schwinger, of Monroe Township, Phyllis Solomon, of Marlboro, Julie Warshawsky, of Howell; Rabbi Sally Priesand, of Ocean Township; Bernadette Sabatini, of Eatontown; and Lynn Danzig, whose family resides in Little Silver.

Each photographer has captured a moment or place with a distinct character and feel that reveals the Jewish identity of the location, according to the press release.

While many of the photographs are of sites in Israel, other locales such as Rome, Poland, Czechoslovakia and St. Thomas populate the display. There are iconic locales such as the Western Wall and Masada, and other unique locations that include subjects of hidden streets and bazaars.

The design of the exhibit was accomplished with the guidance of Arlene Smelson, a retired art teacher and curator of exhibits at Chhange at Brookdale Community College; and the assistance of Lynn Reich, also a retired art educator; Susan Richman, language educator; and Faith Wight, art educator and photographer.

The exhibit is open for viewing now through the end of December. For more information, visit http://www.jhmomc.org/.