JOAN ROTH PHOTO EXHIBIT AT HEBREW UNION COLLEGE IN SEPTEMBER

On exhibit at the HUC-JIR Museum this fall is award-winning photographer of women Joan Roth's 2007 photo essay portraying the lives of Jewish women in the Commonwealth of Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CIS). The exhibit originally debuted on March 8, International Women's Day, at the Ukrainian Institute of America at a special evening of art, cocktails, Ukrainian delicacies and a silent auction to benefit Project Kesher.

Photographing women for over 30 years, Joan Roth's most recent body of work illustrates the collective voices of the women that make Project Kesher's grassroots work and the rebirth of Jewish life in the CIS so powerful. The photographs document women, who through the efforts of Project Kesher, have taken on social activism and human rights advocacy leadership roles in their communities including breast cancer and domestic violence awareness as well been engaged in Jewish learning. Roth's commitment to Project Kesher and to documenting the enormous changes taking place in the CIS is inspired by the transformative effects Project Kesher trained leaders are having on their communities, both Jewish and secular.

September 3- January 25. HUC-JIR Museum, 1 West 4th Street, (between Broadway & Mercer.) Admission is free; photo ID required. Group Tour, Appointments and Information: (212) 824-2205.

For further information e-mail JoanLRoth@aol.com,
or you may write to her c/o
Jolen Press, 217 East 85th Street,
Suite 263 • New York, NY 10028
Tel: (212) 628-9107 • Fax: (212) 327-0669.

Visit Joan Roth's Gallery of the World of Jewish Women.

For information about Joan Roth's publications,
and to order, visit Jolen Press.com