CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Bridging Worlds is created by the SHVILIM collaborative, which is led by FENTSTER (a Jewish arts organization), No Silence on Race (dedicated to celebrating and showcasing ethnically diverse Jewish experiences), and Shoreline Collaboratives (leaders in equity-driven organizational change). These resources were developed together with an expert group of educators, advisors, and artists with a diverse range of perspectives and backgrounds. This project is commissioned by the Ontario Arts Council as one of many initiatives that engage in equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility work.


CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & WRITING

April Rosenblum

Evelyn Tauben

Jonah (Yoyneh) Boyarin

Kavita Bissoondial

Noah Schoen

Sarah Margles

Sara Yacobi-Harris

Sterling Stutz

Yigal Nizri

Ziysah von Bieberstein

EDITORIAL & DESIGN TEAM

Editor | Ziysah von Bieberstein

Design | Sasha Semidotski 

French Translation | Benoit Pelletier

French Editor | Valentina Gaddi

SHVILIM COMMUNITY ADVISORY

Aaron Lightstone • Akilah Allen-Silverstein • Allen Kaeja • Andrew Chung • Aviva Chernick • Carmel Tanaka • Dara Solomon • David Koffman • Devyani Saltzman • Erika Pulfer • Evan Tapper • Jordan Nahmias • Juliet Palmer • Kai Cheng Thom • Karen Thorne-Stone • Karina Rotenstein • Lauren Gould • Miriam Margles • Raneem Azzam • Sam Mogelonsky • Sarah G. Stanley • Sara Udow • Sarah Waisvisz • Tema Smith • Tracey Erin Smith • Yigal Nizri

acknowledgements

SHVILIM is grateful for the guidance and partnership of many friends and colleagues:

Aaron Henne, Alon Nashman, Heather Gibson, Jordy Koffman, Kendell Pinkney, Morton Weinfeld, Robbie Gringras, Robin Sokolski, Rowan van Blerk, Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh; Donna Bernardo Ceriz, Yujia Wu and the whole team at the Ontario Jewish Archives.

Thank you to all the artists whose work is featured in Bridging Worlds; and to everyone who shared and responded to our surveys, offered insight, and contributed time, passion and energy towards shaping this new path.

We are particularly grateful for the partnership, support and stewardship of the Ontario Arts Council with thanks to Michael Murray, Shani Kipang, Jaspreet Sandhu, Kim Armstrong, Kalli Leventis, Colin Mattison, Shoshana Wasser, and Olga St.-Pierre.