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January 05, 2001 - Image 86

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The Detroit Jewish News, 2001-01-05

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Photo exhibit
captures
the lives of
Ethiopian Jews.

I

emple Israel's latest art
exhibition explores the
Jews of Ethiopia, thought
by some to be descendants of one
of Israel's lost tribes.
Beth Hatefutsoth of the
Museum of the Jewish Diaspora
in Tel Aviv created "Jews in
Ethiopia — Impressions of a
Visit, 1983. Photographs by
Frederic Brenner."
The photographic essay
shows a different perspective on
Jewish life half way across the
world. "From viewing family
,5. life to preparing for Shabbat
services, we are sure you will
-t4 feel the deep sense of history
and rich tradition that comes
8 through in each photo," said
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Alan Ellias, Temple Israel pro-
gramming director.
Brenner, born in Paris in
1959, is studying for his doc-
torate in anthropology and is
engaged in photo-documenta-
tion of Jewish communities.
His awards include the
Niepce Prize for his photo-
graphs of the Me'ah She'arim
Quarter in Jerusalem. His work
appears in museum collections
in Europe and the U.S.
The exhibit runs through
Feb. 23 in the atrium of Temple
Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake Road,
West Bloomfield. ❑

Clockwise from top: Young woman
with her child in an ankalba
(leather carrier) in Ambober.

In the village of Ambober.
Shabbat morning in the synagogue
in Shewada. In the wicker baskets,
barekete — the Shabbat bread.
At the synagogue window in
Wolleka. The Kahen (wearing a
white turban) with the village
teacher and two of his pupils.

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