Bill Aron is an American

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known as an environmental portrait photographer and a chronicler of

Jew Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly inte ...

ish communities around the world. Aron's photographs have been exhibited in major museums and galleries throughout the United States and Israel, including the

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, the

International Center for Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP) is a photography museum and school at 84 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. ICP's photographic collection, reading room, and archives are at Mana Contemporary in Jers ...

, the

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, the

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, the

Boston Museum of Fine Arts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, the

Mississippi Museum of Art The Mississippi Museum of Art is a public museum in Jackson, Mississippi. It is the largest museum in Mississippi. Location It is located at the corner of 380 South Lamar Street and 201 East Pascagoula Street in Jackson, Mississippi.Lee Ellis, '' ...

, the

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in Jerusalem, and the Museum of the Diaspora in Tel-Aviv.

Background

Bill Aron's first book, ''From the Corners of the Earth,'' (1986) features photographs of Jews living in the

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Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

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, and

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. The book's introduction was written by

Chaim Potok Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American author, novelist, playwright, editor and rabbi. Of the more than a dozen novels he authored, his first book '' The Chosen'' (1967) was listed on ''The New York Times'' Best ...

. In 2002, Aron published ''Shalom Y'All'', focusing on Jews in the

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including,

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

and

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

. That book featured an introduction by

Alfred Uhry Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the recipient of the two Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for '' Driving Miss Daisy'', as well as the Academy Award for the 1989 film adaptat ...

. ''New Beginnings: The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors'' (2015

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) features a collection of narratives and photographic portraits of men, women, children, and families of varied ages and ethnicities who have faced and survived cancer. The book's introduction was written by Jane Brody.

Bibliography

* ''From the Corners of the Earth'', 1986, * ''Shalom Y'All'', 2002, * ''New Beginnings: The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors'', 2015,

Exhibitions

* 2012 - Forever Young, Forever Old ,

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, Pucker Gallery * 2005 - Bagels and Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South ,

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, Bates College Multicultural Center

References

External links

Aron's website
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