Bill Aron

b. 1941

American photographer Bill Aron is best known for his photographs of Jewish communities. Among his books, exhibitions, and other projects are From the Corners of the Earth (1986), documenting Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union, Cuba, Jerusalem, New York, and Los Angeles; and Shalom Y’all: Images of Jewish Life in the American South (2002). His photographs are found in the Museum of Modern Art, the Chicago Art Institute, and the Jewish Museum, New York.

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Aron’s photographs of Jewish communities portray their vibrancy but also document aspects of Jewish cultural, religious, and economic life that are changing and/or in danger of vanishing altogether…