JEWISH CARE'S 2016 ART EXHIBITION @ FISCHL HOUSE BONDI JUNCTION Review

Annie Cohen, David Neustadt, Tanya Seskin, Cecilia Neustadt

A mother and daughter check out the exhibition.

Elizabeth Symonds 9right) in front of the picture of her late grandfather Saul Symonds, the second President of Jewish Care.

This well attended exhibition featured works created by Jewish Care clients in the weekly Friday morning Art class, part of the Mental Health and Well Being program, run in Jewish Care’s bright new home in Saber Street, Bondi Junction, which opened in October 2013.

Don’t Dis My Ability has long been a major slogan of the disability movement globally and this attitude and belief was proudly on show in this exhibition. Staff, including Claire Munoz-Gil and Suzi Hershco, family, friends and members of the community, including Elizabeth Symonds, granddaughter of the late Saul Symonds, the second President of Jewish Care, browsed the works and talked to the artists about their work

Long time Art practitioner and former arts teacher at Jewish Care, Chaia Fein.

I spoke to the clients very experienced art teacher and practitioner Yaeli Ohana who talked about how much she enjoyed teaching at Jewish Care and how impressed she was by how seriously her students took their projects. Projects they have undertaken so far including painting from still life subjects and creating works inspired by passages from the Bible.

Teacher Yaeli Ohana and student Cliff Rubinstein.

Sydney Arts Guide photographer Ben Apfelbaum, a former long time member of the Jewish Board Of Deputies, was on hand and took the photos that are featured in this article, many depicting students in front of their treasured work.