Opening Reception of Leonard Freed: Israel Magazine 1967–1968

Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale is pleased to announce its latest exhibition, Leonard Freed: Israel Magazine 1967–1968, on view at the Derfner Judaica Museum from September 15, 2019–January 5, 2020. A reception and curator’s talk will take place on Sunday, September 15, from 1:30–3 p.m. in the Museum, located at 5901 Palisade Avenue in the Riverdale section of The Bronx. This event is free and open to the public. R.S.V.P. 718.581.1596 or art@hebrewhome.org. Photo I.D. required for admission.

The exhibition includes 50 black and white photographs from Freed’s estate, many of which were reproduced in Israel Magazine, where Freed was the staff photographer. This is the first exhibition to examine this period of Freed’s work and the context in which these images were published.