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Reform Synagogue Held Educational Event about Quilt’s Role in Raising AIDS Awareness and in Social Justice
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J., December 16, 2019 – A section of the famous AIDS Memorial Quilt, the largest piece of community folk art in the country, was on display recently at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel (TSTI) in South Orange. The TSTI Social Justice Task Force hosted a special educational event for members on December 8 titled, “AIDS Quilt: Meaning and Remembrance,” with information about the Quilt’s role in raising awareness and publicizing vital information about the AIDS pandemic, and its part in social justice. The presentation and discussion covered the changing meaning of the Quilt over time, and the effectiveness of art as a tool for organizing and activism. Participants also reflected on the Jewish values of community and memory, and the importance of passing down those values from generation to generation.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is under the custodianship of the NAMES Project Foundation, Inc., which stages more than 1,000 quilt displays annually. In early 2020, The Quilt, which currently comprises over 48,000 panels, is moving from Atlanta to its new permanent home in San Francisco.
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