M.A., Ph.D., The University of Chicago

Published Books of Photographs

HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS: THE INDESTRUCTIBLE SPIRIT (In preparation)

SHALOM Y'ALL: IMAGES OF JEWISH LIFE IN THE SOUTH, Algonquin Books: Chapel Hill, 2002

"The Work of His Hands," A Photo Essay in CREATION OUT OF CLAY: The Ceramic Art and Writings of Brother Thomas, Wm. B. Erdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, 1999.

REFLECTIONS OF A JEWISH WORLD, Brandeis Institute: L.A., 1990

FROM THE CORNERS OF THE EARTH, Jewish Publication Society: Phila., 1986

Represented By

The Pucker Gallery, Boston

Photo Edit(Stock)

Selected Permanent Collections

Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Chicago Art Institute

International Center of Photography, New York City

Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel


Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson

Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia

Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City

Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego

The Jewish Museum, New York City

The Museum of the Diaspora, Tel-Aviv, Israel

The Rose Museum, Brandeis University, Boston

The Skirball Museum, Los Angeles

Yeshiva University Museum, New York City

Selected Solo Exhibitions

The Pucker Gallery, Boston, 1999, 1991, 1986, 1981, 1979, 1978.

The Mobile, Alabama, Art Museum, 1998-99.

The Birmingham, Alabama, Art Museum, 1998-99.

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, Jackson, Mississippi, 1995, 1992, 1989.

Robert W. Woodruff Gallery, Emory University, Atlanta, 1994.

Judische Gemeinde zu Berlin, Berlin 1993.

National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, 1993, 1981.

Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, Jackson, Mississippi, 1992, 1989.

Security Pacific Corp. Gallery, Costa Mesa, California, 1991.

Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, California, 1990.

The Kahn Gallery, Fotofest, Houston, 1988.

The Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, 1987.

The International Center for Photography, New York City, 1986.

Images Gallery, Cincinnati, 1986.

The United States Senate Office Building, Washington, 1984.

The Los Angeles Art Photographers Assoc., Los Angeles, 1984, 1981.

The Jewish Museum, New York City, 1983.

The Spertus Museum, Chicago, 1983.

The Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, 1982, 1978.

The Museum of the Diaspora, Tel-Aviv, 1979.

Selected Group or Theme Exhibitions

“Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS, 2004-2005

“The Jewish Wedding,” The Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, 2001.

"Art in Embassies Program," United States Department of State, 2000

Brandeis-Bardin Institute, Simi Valley, 1997.

Disney Gallery at Marlborough School, Los Angeles,  1997.

Hebrew Union College Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 1995-1996.

“Kaleidoscope,”  A Multimedia Presentation at the HUC/Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 1996.

“The Life Cycle,” A Multimedia Presentation at the HUC/Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 1996.

"In Terms of Time," N.E.A. grant through the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 1994.

"Patterns of Jewish Life", Berliner Festspiele GmbH, Berlin, 1992.

"Photosphere", Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, Calif., 1990.

"Judaism Today", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1990.

"Homeless in Los Angeles", Jewish Community Building Gallery, 1988.

"Israel at Forty", Port of History Museum, Phila., 1988.

"Women in Judaism", Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, 1986.

"New York: The City and its People", People's Republic of China, 1985.

"Highlights: Aspects of the Collection", Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, 1985.

"Jewish Life in America: Fulfilling the American Dream,"
         The New York Public Library, New York City, 1984;
         The Smithsonian Institution, Wash. D.C., 1983.

"The Lower East Side: A Contemporary Portrait in Photographs", City Gallery, Department of Cultural Affairs, N.Y.C., 1984.

The Los Angeles Art Association Gallery, 1983, 1980.

Cameravision Gallery, The NEA Photography Survey Project, 1981, Los Angeles, 1981.

Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Evanston, Ill., 1981.

"Exploring Society Photographically", Northwestern University, Travelling Exhibition, 1981-1987.

"American Vision 1980", National Artists' Alliance, New York City, 1980.

"The Human Condition", Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, 1980.

Other Publications(Sole Contributor)

WHAT YOU WILL SEE INSIDE A SYNAGOGUE, Jewish Lights Publising, Woodstock, VT 2004.

NEW YORK: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE AND THE CITY, WW Norton & Co, New York, 1998.

EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN, BUILDING THE FUTURE for The Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles, 1995.

1990-1991 Calendar, Home Savings & Loan Association: Los Angeles.

THE SECRETS OF HEBREW WORDS, J. Aronson: New Jersey, London, 1991.

JEWISH LOS ANGELES, Jewish Federation: L.A., 1982.

THE JEWISH FAMILY BOOK, Bantam Books: N.Y., 1981.

UNDERSTANDING JUDAISM, U.A.H.C.: N.Y., 1979.

ONE DARK NIGHT, Franklin Watts: N.Y., 1979.

Selected Books, Contributor

JEWISH HOLIDAY TRADITIONS, Citadel Press, 2001.

JEWISH ART, Hugh Lauter Levin Assoc.: Conn. 1995.

IN THE JEWISH TRADITION, Michael Friedman Publishing Group, 1995.

THE JEWS IN AMERICA: A Treasury of Art and Literature, Hugh Lauter Levin Assoc.: Conn. 1994.

THREE CENTURIES OF JEWISH LIFE IN AMERICA, Mallard Press,: N.Y., 1992.

JEWS IN AMERICA, Collins: N.Y., 1989.

24 HOURS IN THE LIFE OF LOS ANGELES, Alfred Van Der Marck Editions: N.Y., 1984.

JEWISH AND FEMALE, Simon & Schuster: N.Y., 1984.

ATLAS OF THE JEWISH WORLD, Phaidon Press: England, 1984.

THE AMERICAN JEWISH ALBUM: FROM 1654 TO PRESENT, Rizzoli: N.Y., 1983.

BEHOLD A GREAT IMAGE, Jew. Pub. Society: Phila., 1978.

Selected Periodicals

Camera 35, Jerusalem Report, Los Angeles Times, Minolta Mirror, Moment Magazine, Newsweek, Special Reports, Sunset Magazine, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The Village Voice, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Times.

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