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New Photos Capture Jewish Storytelling and Folklore

JL;DR SUMMARY Hannah Altman's photographic exhibition, "As It Were, Suspended in Midair," held at Brandeis University's Kniznick Gallery, explores the intersection of Jewish storytelling and folklore through vivid images. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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TraditionJewish TextsPhotographyFolkloreJewish StorytellingInterpretationContinuityHannah AltmanJewish Motifs

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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
"in Hannah Altmans exhibition at Brandeis Universitys Kniznick Gallery in Waltham, Mass."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"The award-winning Boston-based photographer called her body of work inspired by the throughlines in various Jewish stories."

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