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RIMONartifacts nourishing Jewish life through the arts
Summer 5779/2019
A New Season of Artist Salons Rimon opens its 13
th season of Artist
Salons on November 24 at Studio Z in St. Paul with a look at the intersection of drag performance and Jewish identity. Playwright Max Brumberg-Kraus uses drag as a platform for subverting binary gender roles. He will perform monologues that are inspired by historic Jewish texts and personae that have become touchstones of
Mission Statement: Rimon promotes and enhances Jewish identity through arts and culture, supports artists who broadly explore Jewish themes, and assists the Minnesota Jewish
community in developing a collaborative involvement with the arts.
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Implosion by Beth Barron
Rimon awarded ten Project Support grants in 2018-2019. The grants provide financial, marketing, and production support to projects that explore Jewish identity, history, or values through the arts.
The Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company received funding to produce the world premiere of the play Shul by Sheldon Wolf in April and May of 2019.
Harmony Theatre received funding to tour its production, Save A Child’s Heart, throughout the Twin Cities metro area.
Rimon funded Michael Kuhne to conduct research in preparation for writing a book on the stories behind Jewish Community Action’s organizing efforts in Minnesota. Uprooted will mount TRYmester: Jewish Fertility Journeys Out Loud at the Sabes JCC in March of 2020.
Photographer Linda Brooks will publish her first monograph, PROXIMITIES, reflections on art, education, activism.
Writer Gail Rosenblum will produce
about the Holocaust.
Sarah Myers will create story circles for Twin Cities Jewish and Muslim youth, exploring commonali-ties between the two faith communities and confronting stereotypes.
Rebecca Heidenberg
will produce a film dealing with issues around migration anchored in the narrative of philosopher Walter Benjamin’s escape from Nazi-occupied France.
Artist Denise Tennen and Hineini will produce Cheshbon Hanefesh on the Mississippi River: Preparation for Rosh Hashanah through Nature and Art at St. Paul’s Crosby Farm.
Theater director Carolyn Levy and playwright Cynthia Cooper will do research for the development of a play about Jewish families responding to the refugee crisis.
Photo by Linda Brooks
Max 13, 1914
We’re living in times that are so saturated with alarming news that it’s difficult to sort through what’s most important.
Can anyone blame someone who asks what the arts can possibly do to solve the community’s problems? Or someone who professes to enjoy the arts but who views them as an enhancement that we’ll get to after the real issues are addressed?
If the arts and acts of creativity are going to claim their rightful place in front of the public, we need to bring
a confident, self-aware voice to the conversation—one that values complexity, nuance, beauty,
ambiguity, and the deep dive of the imagination.
The arts are not an enhancement or a pleasant escape from reality. They teach us tools of
discovery and invention. They allow us to own the fullness of our humanity. They create a dialogue
between individual minds that transcends time and place. They cultivate empathy and push the edge of our personal experience. They create a legacy for a culture that lasts for the ages.
In 2020 Rimon will celebrate its 25th year of bringing arts into the center of the community. What a record of accomplishment! By the end of the year Rimon will have distributed more than $200,000 in Project Support grants to over 100
David Jordan Harris
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identity in Jewish life. Scholar Noam Sienna joins Max onstage as the moderator.
Recycling as an artistic practice is the subject of the 2
nd Salon on February 16
at the Textile Center of Minnesota. Rimon presents three fiber artists—Sonya Berlovitz, Beth Barron, and Robyn Awend--who each use a distinctive approach to re-purposing textiles in work ranging from costume design and band-aid mandalas to papermaking. Inspired by the Talmudic teaching bal tashchit (do not waste),
Young Artist Mentorship Program Soars Rimon’s commitment to teen arts education grows deeper each year. Following a
successful launch last summer of the Young Artist Mentorship program, Rimon
has doubled the number of students selected to participate.
Visual artists Jonah Schmieg and Isa Kaner-Roth, photographers Dvorah Leah
Kvasnik and Ruby Stillman, and writers Max Walker and Nora Cornell are
working one-on-one this summer with
local artist-educators Avigail
Manneberg, Linda Brooks, and
Alison Morse.
Avigail Manneberg, a graduate of
Israel’s Bezalel Academy of Art and
Design, is an accomplished artist and
teacher whose own work includes
painting, drawing, video, sound, and
fabric. Linda Brooks has exhibited
her photographs internationally and
taught at St. Paul Academy and
Summit School for 27 years. Alison
Morse’s award-winning fiction, poetry,
and narrative non-fiction have appeared in numerous national literary journals,
magazines, and anthologies.
Everyone is welcome to attend an informal dialogue and exhibit of the
students’ work on September 22 (2 pm) at the Sabes JCC. Many thanks to Kris
and John MacDonald who have funded this exciting program.
Photo by Avigail Manneberg
Young Artist Mentorship program
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If you attended Rimon’s 8th annual P’Chotchka in early June,
you know it was amazing. A fast-paced evening of art, food, and ideas, P’Chotchka featured eight superbly talented Minnesota Jewish artists. The challenge for the artists: each selected 18 images that have inspired them and then spoke for 18 seconds per image to get their point across.
This year’s group included a theater director, installation artist, vocalist/composer, photographer, mixed media artist, sculptor, writer, and papercutting artist. Rimon had supported all of them through one of its many programs.
The audience roared its approval: “Another fabulous evening showcasing local artists and all that Rimon does to help them...” “Absolutely over the top!” “The one Jewish event I never miss.”
“Oh, what a night!”
Photo by Mordecai Specktor, American Jewish World
l to r: Denise Tennen, Aaron Silver, Debra Fisher Goldstein, Pedram Baldari, David Harris, Sara Shiff, Hayley Finn, Leslie Morris, Arielle Lekach-Rosenberg
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artists and organizations.
Audiences have benefited from programs that didn’t exist before Rimon set sail--Artist Salons, arts workshops for young and old, intensive mentorships for teens, travel-study grants for emerging artists, and our ever-popular monthly e-guide to the Jewish arts in Minnesota.
None of it is possible without you. Thank you! David Jordan Harris, Executive Director
the artists will collaborate on a new piece commissioned by Rimon.
Jewish composer Sergio Barer, born in Mexico City, will be in the Twin Cities in the coming season working on a series of choral pieces integrating his interviews with local Mexican families. The 3
rd Rimon Artist Salon, which takes
place on April 19 at St. Paul’s East Side Freedom Library, will focus on Barer’s artistic response to the immigration crisis and will pair him in dialogue with Ahmed Anzaldua, conductor of the chorus Border CrosSing.
The final Artist Salon on May 10 celebrates the 100
th anniversary of the
first performance of S. Ansky’s seminal play The Dybbuk. The play has inspired an astounding range of artistic responses. Rimon will build on this history by commissioning two Twin Cities Jewish artists—composer Eddie Estrin and playwright Jenna Zark--to create short works responding to one aspect of The Dybbuk at the HUGE Improv Theater.
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Thank you to our generous donors!
Rimon Advisory Board Members & Staff
$1000+ Adath Jeshurun Foundation Anonymous (in memory of David Tychman) Ward Bauman & David Jordan Harris Ruth & Walter Elias Mimi & Steve Fisher Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin & Mike Hofkin Debra Fisher Goldstein & Harvey Goldstein Renae & Phil Goldman Bruce Goodman HKL Family Fund Janet Kampf Kris & John MacDonald Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Minneapolis Jewish Federation RBC Wealth Management/ Darla Kashian Laurel & Claude Riedel Estate of Eileen & Gerald Siegel (z’’l) Oren & Sharron Steinfeldt Foundation Katherine & Jeff Tane
$500-999 Anonymous Judy & Arnie Brier Joel Carter Fredrikson & Byron’s Tzedakah Fund Phyllis Gorin & Rabbi Morris Allen Jonathan Gross Arlis & Erv Gorssman Beverly Grossman Kathryn Klibanoff & Jeremy Pierotti Ricka & Josh Kohnstamm Lerner Publishing Paula & Michael Pergament Rockler Woodworking & Hardware Sabes & St. Paul JCCs David Weinberg Randi Winston & Barry Wolfish Barbara & Lawrence Yost
$100-499 Barb & Frank Abramson Joyce & David Abramson Tony Anastasia & Jim Miller Robyn & Josh Awend Kerry & Scott Bader Judi Belzer & Jerry Waldman Mary Rae & Jim Berman Gail Bernstein & Tom Davis Beth El Synagogue Shirley Bloomfield Iris & Steve Borowsky Carol & Michael Bromer Nancy Brown Shelli Chase & John Feldman Lili & Sheldon (z’’l) Chester Chestnut Cambronne PA
Susan Cobin Lisa & Jim Cohen Wallys & Roger Conhaim Jo Devlin & Linda Crawford Hazzan Joanna Dulkin/ Adath Jeshurun Ellen Etzkin & Harold Rosenthal Suzanne Fenton & Dan Lieberman Sheryl Frieman/Array Insurance Nancy Fushan Judy Gaviser Lois Gibson (z’’l) Leah Golberstein Esther Goldberg-Davis & Rabbi Alexander Davis Cynthia & Harold Goldfine Pamela & Robert Goldman Marsha Golob Siana Goodwin J Greene Leslie Hahn & Merrill Biel Rani Halpern & Joel Green Morrie Hartman & Michael Bahr Bonnie & Steve Heller Liba & Jeff Herman Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapels Judy Hollander Sally Wheaton Hushcha Brian Idelkope/Copperwing Distillery Jewish Community Relations Council of MN & the Dakotas David Kadosh/House of Halva Merle & Mort Kane Justin & Mamie Kanfer Stewart Shana Kaplow Reva Kibort Miriam & Leroy Kieffer Jean King & Stuart Appelbaum Andrea Kircher Helen Kivnick & Gary Gardner Julie & Maury Landsman Cynthia Launer & Will Thomas LoRene & Steve Leikind Beth & Todd Leonard Jane Levin & Judy Reisman Stephanie & Jimmy Levine Sheila & Steve Lieberman Andrea Lubov & Allan Schultz Lunds & Byerlys Rhoda & Don Mains Esther Malabel & Stuart Kaufman Judi & Todd Marshall Ella Meyerson Laura & Brian Millberg Jay & Lynda Monick-Isenberg Mount Zion Temple Rosanne Nathanson Park Tavern Lounge & Lanes Linda Passon-McNally & Bernie McNally Susan & Gary Rappaport Jenifer Robins & Steve Hunegs Lindsey & Jason Rose Tammie & Phil Rosenbloom
Lydia Roth-Laube Susi Saxl & Robert Kramer Heidi Schneider & Joel Mintzer Marsha Schoenkin & Stuart Bear Marsha & Joel Seltz Laura & Sean Shiff Dianne Siegel Sherry Stern & Steve Snyder Pamela Sulmer Linda & Brian Tell Judith & Bruce Tennebaum Rabbi Aaron Weininger Jon Weiss Joan & Paul Wernick Barbra Wiener Sue & Al Zelickson
$18-99 Aarah Aizman David Amdur Barbara Amram Judy & Peter Arnstein Harriet Bart Jane Bassuk Maggie Bearmon Pistner Rebecca Biderman & David Fraher Lynn Bolnick Jane & Gene Borochoff Shane Boroditsky Bonnie Bottoms Judith Brin Ingber & Jerome Ingber Barbara Brooks Linda Brooks Marlys Buchler (z’’l) Genya Buslovich Susan Calmenson & Vince Leo Barbara Camm Perci Chester & Mitch Bender Marilyn Chiat Yaffa Cohen-Appelbaum Gloria & Peter Cooper Lionel Davis (z’’l) Anita Dinerstein Tamar Fenton Lucy Rose & Mark Fischer Barbara & Neal Frank Doreen Frankel Barbara Friedman & Lon Rosenfield Penny & Bob Galinson Meri Golden Joy Gordon Susan & Doug Greenberg Gay & Mark Herzberg Harriet Horwitz Sylvia Horwitz & Peter Truran Carrie Jones Phyllis Kahn Carole & Martin Kaplan Markle Karlen Bruce Kessler Gary Klein Ellen Kleinbaum Harriet & Dan Kohen Elisa Korentayer Janice & Louis Leichter
Delores & Sheldon Levin Barbie Levine & Sara Lynn Newberger Steven Levy Lori Liss Ryan Lohr Sue & Eric Lund Natalie & Herman Markowitz Ruth Markowitz Jill Ann Marks Pixie Martin & Jay Erstling John Mast Alison Morse Micki (z’’l) & Mort Naiman Bobby & Bruce Nemer Charlotte Nudell Aimee Orkin Etta Fay Orkin Larry Pepper Linda & Bob Perry Lisa Pogoff & Jeff Zuckerman Suzanne Prass Riv-Ellen Prell & Steven Foldes Laurie Radovsky & Geoff Marshall Mayda Raffe Rachel Raz Robert Rees Joe Rine Michael Robins Reva Rosenbloom Shelly Rottenberg Andrea & Jim Rubenstein Mimi Sanders Sue & Larry Savett Linda & Leonard Schloff Wendy Schwartz Pneena & Sheldon Sheps David Sherman Jeff Sherman Delores & Mel Sigel Marjorie Sigel & Dick Van Deusen Ann Silver Rabbi Merle & Myra Singer Batya Spector Suzanne & David Spitzer Susan Spray Liba & Tom Stillman Joni & Peter Sussman Denise Tennen Susan Weinberg Kathy & Eric Weinshel Carol & Sandy Weisberg Freddie Weisberg Barbara Wiener Rochelle Woldorsky Mary Youle & Phil Cohen (As of July 1, 2018-July 31, 2019)
Board Officers Linda Passon-McNally, Chair Maury Landsman, Vice Chair Janet Kampf, Secretary/Treasurer
Advisory Board Frank Abramson Robyn Awend Judy Brier Joel Carter Suzanne Fenton Debra Fisher Goldstein Phil Goldman
Siana Goodwin Morrie Hartman Darla Kashian Ricka Kohnstamm Andrea Lubov Larry Pepper Cantor Rachel Stock Spilker Pamela Sulmer Katherine Tane Sarah Teske
Honorary Board Judith Brin Ingber Barbara Camm
Mimi Fisher Penny Galinson Renanah Halpern Bonnie Heller Jay Isenberg Evan Maurer Reva Rosenbloom RuthAnn Weiss z’’l Staff David Jordan Harris, Executive Director Jordyn Bomberg, Communications Associate
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Rimon brings art to all age-groups—like this summer’s Young Artist Mentorships in writing, photography, and drawing for teens. Next stop—writing workshops at Sholom’s Knollwood Place in the fall! Rimon has awarded 96 Project Support grants since 2005, thanks to generous gifts from hundreds of donors to the Rimon Arts Fund. The next application deadline is September 20. “Rimon is a model for how to deepen the experience of Jews looking for meaning in today’s Jewish landscape and how to use the arts to engage Jews on the periphery of Jewish life…” Rabbi Sid Schwarz, author of Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the Jewish American Future
