Part OfBeth Ames Swartz Oral HistoryIntervieweeSwartz, Beth AmesInterviewerReiss, LeniSubjectPhoenix (Ariz.)Jewish CommunityArtDesertReligionPhilosophyKabbalahMuseumDescriptionBeth Ames Swartz discusses moving to Arizona, her development as an artist and love for the earth. She discusses her art, and how she tries to reflect the ideas of compassion, love, life cycles, and connection to the earth and each other that all humans have. She talks about how her art combines the uniting ideas that exist between Judaism, the Seven Chakra system, Jewish mysticism, and the Kabbalah.Video Length00:06:53Date Range1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)2000s (2000-2009)TypeMoving ImageOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionArizona Jewish Historical SocietyCollectionVideo Histories of Arizona Jewish ResidentsSubcollectionAZJHS Video/Oral History CollectionRights StatementProperty of Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Please contact us at http://www.AZJHS.org
