Gary Rosenthal
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'''Gary Rosenthal''' is a self-taught Judaica artist who heads an organization that promotes social change and empowerment through the medium of art. | '''Gary Rosenthal''' is a self-taught Judaica artist who heads an organization that promotes social change and empowerment through the medium of art. | ||
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==The Foundation== | ==The Foundation== | ||
− | With the success of his Judaica business, Gary Rosenthal set up a Foundation to enable him to give back to the community as a whole. ''‘Tikkun Olam’'' (repairing the world) is an important part of Jewish thought and Gary created his foundation to empower people and create social change through art. Gary Rosenthal’s Foundation raises money for a large range of art enrichment projects including inter-generational activities based on art and art activities | + | With the success of his Judaica business, Gary Rosenthal set up a Foundation to enable him to give back to the community as a whole. ''‘Tikkun Olam’'' (repairing the world) is an important part of Jewish thought and Gary created his foundation to empower people and create social change through art. Gary Rosenthal’s Foundation raises money for a large range of art enrichment projects including inter-generational activities based on art and art activities especially for children. A proportion of the money raised from his ''Art as a Catalyst'' project goes to fund his foundation. |
==Art as a Catalyst== | ==Art as a Catalyst== | ||
− | Gary Rosenthal created his ‘Art as a Catalyst’ project to help find employment and training for ''Special Needs'' groups and individuals. This organization also enables community groups and other non-profits to get involved in a variety of art projects to empower people through art. Art as a Catalyst also helps people to fund-raise for specific projects and thereby creating social change for individuals and communities alike, | + | Gary Rosenthal created his ‘Art as a Catalyst’ project to help find employment and training for ''Special Needs'' groups and individuals. This organization also enables community groups and other non-profits to get involved in a variety of art projects to empower people through art. Art as a Catalyst also helps people to fund-raise for specific projects and thereby creating social change for individuals and communities alike, whether they are Jewish or not. Gary Rosenthal himself employs two autistic workers in his studio as part of the artisan team that produces his Judaica creations. |
==Hiddur Mitzvah Project== | ==Hiddur Mitzvah Project== | ||
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==The Kristallnacht Project== | ==The Kristallnacht Project== | ||
− | + | This idea behind this project came when the ''Holocaust Museum'' in Washington asked Gary to create something suitable for their shop. 600 Jewish communities world-wide would each create one foot square glass mosaic which would then be put together by Rosenthal’s studio and fired to form a 600 foot long glass wall. This glass wall memorial - would symbolically repair what was broken on ''Kristallnacht'' – ''The Night of the Broken Glass''. | |
− | Gary Rosenthal’s art work has been presented to Presidents and film stars alike | + | Gary Rosenthal’s art work has been presented to Presidents and film stars alike and can be found in a wide range of museums and private collections including the Corning Museum of Glass, the Jewish Museum and the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. |
− | Gary’s Judaica is also available online and through his various projects. | + | Gary’s Judaica is also available online and through his various projects. Gary Rosenthal lives and works in Montgomery County, Maryland. |
[[Category:Jewish Art]] | [[Category:Jewish Art]] |