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A new art gallery has opened in Crown Heights, dedicated to honoring the souls lost during the Simchas Torah atrocities last year and praying for the immediate release of the hostages. The gallery, located on President Street, features the work of over 30 Jewish artists in an impressive multimedia exhibition.
To mark the first anniversary of the tragic day in Jewish history, The Arts and Torah Association presents “OCTOBER 7: Terror, Faith, Hope” – an exhibition curated by Abigail H. Meyer confronting the most tragic day for Jews since the Holocaust.
The show provides a space for Jewish artists and gives a creative voice to the trauma beginning on October 7, 2023, featuring the work of 30 artists working in a wide range of featuring the work of 30 artists working in a wide range of media: oil paint, pastel, photography, textiles, sculpture, calligraphy, mixed media, digital art, video and immersive installations media: oil paint, pastel, photography, textiles, sculpture, calligraphy, mixed media, digital art, video and immersive installations.
Artists include Haim Sherrf, Yitzchok Moully, Talya Zahler, Michal Neiman, and songwriter Lipa Shmeltzer. Together, artists represent a wide range of communities, regions, and religious affiliations, bringing together Chassidic Williamsburg with Lakewood and Englewood, NJ, multiple boroughs of New York with artists from Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Boro Park, Crown Heights as well as Monsey and the Five Towns, and additional regions of the US (California and Florida), Canada and Israel.
Art will be on display at the Juneberry Tree Gallery at 1714 President Street through November 30. Gallery hours: Tues & Thurs 7-9pm, Sundays 12-5pm, and by appointment at (718)774-0914, with extended Chol Hamoed Hours 2-8pm. Special Events include a chol hamoed evening for women Sunday Oct 20 7:30pm, closing event and school visits, with exhibit information and updates posted at artsandtorah.org/October7.
The exhibition was produced in tribute to the souls lost on October 7 as well as hostages for whom we continue to pray for their immediate release.
A Project of ATARA – The Arts and Torah Association
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