Julian Voloj
Emigrated from Germany to New York, NY in 2003.
The German-born photographer and writer Julian Voloj explores aspects of identity and heritage in his work. His award-winning photography has been shown in various venues in the US and Europe, including the Queens Museum of Art, John Slade Ely House – Center for Contemporary Art, Museum of the City of New York, Bronfman Center at NYU, Makor, and the Deutsch-Historisches Museum in Berlin. He has been published in various American and European publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, the Brooklynite, Forward, Tachles, and the Jerusalem Post.
Julian immigrated to the US in 2003 from Brussels, Belgium. He lives in New York City with his wife Lisa and two children, Leon and Simon.
Julian's Artwork (25)
Edward Koch
From the series “New York: 100 Jewish Portraits”
Bobov
From the series “Hasidim in Brooklyn”
Moshe Klein
From the series “Hasidim in Brooklyn”
Chabad Shluchim
From the series “Hasidim in Brooklyn”
Ethiopia
From the series “Ethiopian Diary”
Krakow
From the series “European Jewish Heritage”
Worms
From the series “European Jewish Heritage”
Patronato Synagogue
From the series “Jewish Cuba”
Shabbat
From the series “Jewish Cuba”
Salomon
From the series “Jewish Cuba”
Street Corner
From the series “What remains from the past? Revisiting Detroit’s former Jewish neighborhoods”
Rosh Hashanah
From the series “Black Jews”
Prayer
From the series “Black Jews”
Rabbi Levy
From the series “Black Jews”
David and Stan Zimmerman, owners “Sammy’s Roumanian”
From the series “New York: 100 Jewish Portraits”
Edgar Bronfman, former president World Jewish Congress
From the series “New York: 100 Jewish Portraits”
Benjamin Melendez, former gang leader and ‘marrano’
From the series “New York: 100 Jewish Portraits”
Shearith Israel Cemetery, Chinatown
From the series “Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering New York’s Hidden Jewish Past”
Lower East Side
From the series “Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering New York’s Hidden Jewish Past”
Layers of History
From the series “Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering New York’s Hidden Jewish Past”
Former Hebrew Institute of University Heights
From the series “Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering New York’s Hidden Jewish Past”
Former Hebrew Institute of University Heights, detail
From the series “Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering New York’s Hidden Jewish Past”
Former Jacob Schiff Center Description
From the series “Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering New York’s Hidden Jewish Past”
Former Jacob Schiff Center, detail
From the series “Forgotten Heritage: Uncovering New York’s Hidden Jewish Past”
Blaine Street
From the series “What remains from the past? Revisiting Detroit’s former Jewish neighborhoods”