Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel

85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org

Our banner is based on BEKI’s stained glass, designed in 2008 by Cynthia Beth Rubin. For information on this and other of Cynthia’s work, go to: <a href="http://www.cbrubin.net" target="_blank">www.cbrubin.net</a>. Artisan Fabrication by JC Glass of Branford, CT

Through our Eyes: BEKI Artists Exhibition 2024 / 5785

September 20 –  November 17, 2024

Artwork produced by over a dozen BEKI visual artists will adorn the synagogue’s gallery walls during this year’s High Holiday season, representing a variety of styles and personal perspectives that reflect the creative depth of the congregation.

Mary Lesser, The Immigrants: Rebbe and Rebbetzin

The Immigrants: Rebbe and Rebbetzin, by Mary Lesser

Participants include David Chorney’s unique portraiture, Diane Krevolin’s dynamic quilts, Karen Kassup’s mythological images, and Diana Firestone’s multi-media, textural collages.

Mary Lesser will display several images in her postcard series and one of her iconic immigrant portraits. Also included in the exhibit will be Peg Olin’s series of haunting tree photographs, Beth Weintraub’s nature-based collages, Cynthia Rubin’s colorful marine-themed prints, and Dan Weintraub’s studied oil paintings. Rounding out the exhibit will be Susan Dardik’s eclectic set of pictures, Betsy Ratner’s playful collages, Julie Leviter’s Pop-Artn inspired paintings, Eve Garrick Zelinsky’s intricate needlepoint and Helen Rosenberg’s self-portrait-in-motion.

The Wall, by Diana Firestone  

Diatom Collage, by Cynthia Beth Rubin