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Featuring stories of grandmothers from diverse Jewish backgrounds – orthodox to secular, from India to Egypt to Poland and beyond – our exhibition honours the complexity of the role of the grandmother in contemporary Australian society. Love & Legacy also details the many ways cultural knowledge, shared histories and family traditions are kept alive from one generation to the next, providing a space to celebrate and fully acknowledge the achievements, contributions, experience and knowledge of our grandmothers.
The exhibition includes interviews and commissioned portraits by photographer Elli Bardas of the following women – Lady Anna Cowen, Barbara Ajzenberg, Hazel Kelly, Genia Janover, Renata Singer, Rahel Vivat, Claire Aghion and Claudine Berman, Nechama Werdiger, Carol Schwartz and Lee Ann Basser.
Curator Juliette Hanson says “It has been a real privilege to meet the women whose experiences are at the heart of this exhibition. They all have amazing life-stories and such varied perspectives on their role as grandmothers and on the role of women more broadly. This exhibition provides a warm reminder of how strong grandmothers can be, what they have overcome, and what they continue to give to our community.”
Prepare to be dazzled by this moving, joyful and surprising exhibition. Love & Legacy will elevate the Jewish grandmother to the status she well deserves – leaders of our community, givers of life and knowledge, powerful supporters of family and loved ones. So celebrate your grandmother, and join us for this heartfelt exhibition, honouring our bubbes, our bubbies, our savtas, our nannas and our grandmas.
Cost: No bookings required. Free open day celebrating the launch of Love & Legacy
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Jewish Museum of Australia (JMA)
Address: 26 Alma Road
Post: PO Box 117, St Kilda 3182
Website: www.jewishmuseum.com.au
Part of the Multicultural Museums Victoria 'Grandmothers' project
Join in the fun and free open day to celebrate the launch of Love & Legacy. Throughout the day there'll be a mix of activities including arts and crafts, music and food. An open day highlight will be a storytime session with a special-guest grandmother from another cultural background.
“Yes there is a traditional Jewish grandmother. I do believe that. I’m one of them!”Love & Legacy, is a new and exuberant exhibition, celebrating Jewish Australian grandmothers. It launches with a free open day on Sunday 6 May, and begs the question – what does the Jewish Grandmother in the 21st century look like?
Rahel Vivat, one of the grandmothers featured in Love & Legacy.
Featuring stories of grandmothers from diverse Jewish backgrounds – orthodox to secular, from India to Egypt to Poland and beyond – our exhibition honours the complexity of the role of the grandmother in contemporary Australian society. Love & Legacy also details the many ways cultural knowledge, shared histories and family traditions are kept alive from one generation to the next, providing a space to celebrate and fully acknowledge the achievements, contributions, experience and knowledge of our grandmothers.
The exhibition includes interviews and commissioned portraits by photographer Elli Bardas of the following women – Lady Anna Cowen, Barbara Ajzenberg, Hazel Kelly, Genia Janover, Renata Singer, Rahel Vivat, Claire Aghion and Claudine Berman, Nechama Werdiger, Carol Schwartz and Lee Ann Basser.
Curator Juliette Hanson says “It has been a real privilege to meet the women whose experiences are at the heart of this exhibition. They all have amazing life-stories and such varied perspectives on their role as grandmothers and on the role of women more broadly. This exhibition provides a warm reminder of how strong grandmothers can be, what they have overcome, and what they continue to give to our community.”
Prepare to be dazzled by this moving, joyful and surprising exhibition. Love & Legacy will elevate the Jewish grandmother to the status she well deserves – leaders of our community, givers of life and knowledge, powerful supporters of family and loved ones. So celebrate your grandmother, and join us for this heartfelt exhibition, honouring our bubbes, our bubbies, our savtas, our nannas and our grandmas.
Cost: No bookings required. Free open day celebrating the launch of Love & Legacy
MORE:
Jewish Museum of Australia (JMA)
Address: 26 Alma Road
Post: PO Box 117, St Kilda 3182
Website: www.jewishmuseum.com.au
Part of the Multicultural Museums Victoria 'Grandmothers' project