Niel Folberg: Light of the world 

Opening: 24.12.2024

The exhibition presents photographs of synagogues taken by international photographer Neil Folberg. Thirty years ago, Folberg set out to photograph and document Jewish communities around the world. On his journey, he visited both well-known places and ones that were lesser known but equally important and interesting. Some of the Jewish communities he documented no longer exist; others are still active and vital. His photographs document the Jewish heritage of these communities and preserve their memory. They show the influence of local customs and culture on Jewish communal life as well as on the architectural and artistic choices in the design of these communities’ synagogues. Revealed in the photographs of these houses of prayer is not only the physical beauty of the structures but also the story of the resilience of the communities they served. Alongside integration into the fabric of the surrounding culture, they preserve a thousand-year-old heritage of shared history and common belief. 

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Curators: Reut Di- Veroli and Yasmin Harrari