Tu Ke Bivas, "May you live, grow, and thrive like a little fish in freshwater"

An immersive experience at the Kniznick Gallery by photo-based artist Becky Behar
A woman wearing a flowing gown sitting and holding a photo of a black and white photo of another woman directly in front of her face
Becky Behar, L'Dor V'Dor, (From Generation to Generation), Archival pigment print.

OPENING SOON

September 4 to September 18, 2025 | Kniznick Gallery

The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and the Women's Studies Research Center are pleased to present photographer Becky Behar's Tu Ke Bivas in the Kniznick Gallery, an immersive presentation in which Behar traces Sephardic traditions enacted by her mother and daughter. 

"Tu Ke Bivas is part of a Sephardic blessing my parents often invoked: ‘May you live, grow, and thrive like a little fish in freshwater.’ I am a Sephardic Jew, part of the diasporic population expelled from Spain during the Inquisition in the late 15th century. My family’s migrations have taken us from Turkey to Colombia to the United States. Throughout, we have maintained our Ladino language, Jewish religion, and Sephardic customs. 

My photographs explore how my mother and daughter continue to enact these traditions and rituals today. As I contemplate their different ways of preserving and celebrating our history, I consider my own relationship to this heritage and what interpretations my daughter will carry forward." - Becky Behar

More information forthcoming.