Art Event Builds Black, Jewish Solidarity In South Orange

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site.

The Gallery at TSTI, the art gallery at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (TSTI) in South Orange, was the site of a community-wide event, “Black/Jewish Solidarity: Building Together” on Sunday, Feb. 23.

The program was coordinated by the synagogue’s social justice task force in partnership with South Orange/Maplewood’s SOMA Justice group and the Community Coalition on Race. It included a tour of TSTI’s civil rights art exhibit and a panel discussion on issues affecting African American and Jewish communities in South Orange and Maplewood, including action steps to become better allies to each other. Approximately 75 temple members and area residents attended.

Armisey Smith, who curated the art exhibit, shared information about the artists and their works, which will be displayed until April 2; it features artwork by African American and African diasporic artists that interprets their concepts of America’s civil rights history and the black experience in this country.

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