The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center – JMCC (formerly Chevra T’Helim synagogue), United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, and the Chrysler Museum, are collaborating to present a special series of events. A three-year project, L’Dor v’Dor (from Generation to Generation): The Jewish Art Journey, will bring various aspects of Jewish visual arts to Tidewater.
The first event in this series took place on Sunday, December 15, 2024, with LEGACY 2025. Almost 100 people attended What is Modern Jewish Art, a lecture by Ori Soltes, PhD of Georgetown University, at the Chrysler Museum. The second program will be held at the JMCC on November 16, 2025, when Mia Laufer, PhD, European curator at the Chrysler Museum, speaks on American Jewish artists in the 20th century.
An exhibition of more than 20 Hampton Roads Jewish artists of the past, the LEGACY 2025 show will serve as the culmination of the first year of programming. The art exhibit will take place at the Sandler Family Campus in Virginia Beach, December through January and then at the United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula during February and March 2026. The exhibit’s opening night will take place on Saturday, December 6, featuring a group of relatives of the honored artists, who will discuss the artworks as well as share personal memories and anecdotes.
Most of these events will be available with tickets, which can be purchased through UJFT’s website at JewishVa.org/JAHM. After December 6, the exhibition will be free and open to the public.
Three-year Jewish visual art project with three partners underway
