Zion Ozeri
Biography
Born in Israel to Immigrants from Yemen and currently living in New York City, Zion Ozeri is one of the world's leading photographers exploring the Jewish experience. Raised in Israel during a period of mass immigration, he interacted with many diverse cultures. This unique background gives him a cross-culture perspective that suffuses his work. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology and Pratt Institute, both in New York City, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. His photographs have appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Jerusalem Report, Moment, the Middle East Insight, and many other publications. His work has been exhibited in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, The Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv, The Spertus museum in Chicago, The museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, the 92nd Street Y in New York, the Skriball Museum in Los Angeles and many galleries across the United States. Ozeri recently published The Jewish World Family Haggadah Simon & Schuster, 2005), and a coffee table book, The Jews of Yemen, The Last Generation, (Keter, Jerusalem, 2005). Ozeri won a Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism in 2004. His new curriculum, The Jewish Lens, is currently in schools across the USA, and Israel. Recently, Ozeri launched the "Diversity Lens" curriculum and program for public schools, with NYC Dept. of Education.
Presentation
From Bukhara to Djerba, from Buenos Aires to Brooklyn, Zion Ozeri’s photographs speak of the cross-cultural dimension of contemporary life, always searching for connection in a world impacted by exile and loss. In this lecture and slide presentation, touching on the place of the arts & photography in Judaism & Education, view a collection of photographs that encounter communities scattered across the world, trying to find in them a sense of home, familiar customs and shared experiences. See how Jews have absorbed local culture while declaring uniqueness of traditions.
More Information
For more information on Zion Ozeri and his projects, visit:
www.ZionOzeri.com
