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Jewish New York Through the Decades: A Photographic Journey
Sunday, October 6
USA 12:00 pm PT / 3:00 pm ET
UK 8:00 pm / France 9:00 pm / Israel 10:00 pm
The talk will last approximately 90 minutes
About this talk
Join photographer Marcia Bricker Halperin as she looks back at a classic slice of Jewish life in New York City and reflects on the experiences that shaped her as a Brooklynite and launched her photographic career.
Like Eugène Atget, who chronicled the changing landscape of early 20th century Paris, Halperin photographed the world she knew best, reflected in the streets of Brooklyn neighborhoods. Over almost five decades, she has created a unique thread by documenting Jewish calendar events in her local communities. From outdoor shofar blowing at the onset of the High Holy days to Chol Hamoed outings at Coney Island, Chanukah celebrations by Soviet emigres to Purim in Williamsburg, Hasidic-style, she creates images that tell a story of the diverse and evolving Jewish presence in an urban setting.
About Marcia
Marcia Bricker Halperin, a lifelong New Yorker, has been photographing the character and landscape of the city since the 1970s. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brooklyn College and developed her eye under the tutelage of former Photo League photographers, including Walter Rosenblum and Lisette Model, who encouraged her to document the changing city. A major theme of her work is vernacular images of Jewish city life that transform everyday sights into poignant moments.
Halperin's photography has been included in numerous group exhibitions and is represented in a number of collections. She recently had a solo museum exhibition at the Edward Hopper House Museum in Nyack, New York. Her debut book of photographs, Kibbitz & Nosh: When We All Met at Dubrow's Cafeteria, was published by Cornell University Press in the Spring of 2023.
You will be asked to select one of these options:
General admission - $18
Supported admission - $9
Sponsor this talk - $36
With your contribution you will also be donating to "The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life"
