Penny Wolin Be Still

I LOVE HAVING WRITTEN

“When someone has a gift for painting or sculpture, the road is marked, no hesitation. But when there are several strings to one’s bow, that’s almost a calamity. One is perpetually torn by one’s gifts, in a sort of civil war, threatened by dissipation, full of regret for what one might have done and did not do. Alas, even a long life is short and one must choose.” — Brassaï
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CAMERA # 1

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PASTRAMI AND CHEESE
ON KOSHER RYE

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ANCESTRAL MEMORY

If we look like our ancestors, might we not act like them too?
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DIFFERENT NOTIONS OF CLEANLINESS

WET MAGAZINE
This dog had a very different notion of cleanliness and the powers of soap.
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LAB RAT
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WHAT DOES A JEW DO
IN JACKSON HOLE?

In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the entire Jewish community gathers to celebrate the annual occasion of Chanukah. Each person brings their own menorah and lights every candle at once. They then eat a festive meal with brisket as the main course and lots of fried potato latkes. Their observance is not traditional, as usually one candle is lit every night and then added to on succesive nights until all eight candles are lit. This commemorates the miracle of light when the Jews recaptured the second temple in 165 BCE, finding only enough oil to burn for one day, that miraculously burned for eight days. Regardless of how Jackson Hole Jews do it, they honor the miracle and celebrate their community. In Judaism, the threads of connection are flexible but strong.
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FAMILY VALUES

Whose family and what values?
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BE STILL

I LOVE HAVING WRITTEN

CAMERA # 1

PASTRAMI AND CHEESE ON KOSHER RYE

ANCESTRAL MEMORY

DIFFERENT NOTIONS OF CLEANLINESS

LAB RAT

WHAT DOES A JEW DO IN JACKSON HOLE?

FAMILY VALUES

OLD

PASTRAMI AND CHEESE
ON KOSHER RYE

WHAT DOES A JEW DO
IN JACKSON HOLE?