The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU Presents “Irene Williams: The Queen of Lincoln Road”

Photography by on July 13th, 2017 in Arts, Culture, Lifestyle

Miami Beach, FL – July 13, 2017 – The Executive Director of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, Susan Galdstone, welcomed hundreds to the opening reception for the new summer pop-up show “Irene Williams: Queen of Lincoln Road.” The filmmaker Eric Smith presented his film about Irene Williams – a beloved South Beach icon – to a standing-room-only audience that included: Kenneth Bloom, Ira Giller, Richard Jay Alexander, Daniel and Merle Weiss, Pauline Winick, Isabel Anderson, Charles Greenfield, Harvey Burstein, Tom Austin, George Neary, Herb Sosa, Jenni Person, and Carol Coombes. The nostalgic exhibition celebrates the spirit of individualism and creativity that defined South Beach’s renaissance, and the memorable, colorful characters like the late Irene Williams who was beloved and fondly remembered. Watch the film by Eric Smith here.

Eric Smith & Richard J. Alexander

Carol Coombes, Eric Smith, & Richard J. Alexander

Eric Smith & Carol Coombes

Carol Coombes & Eric Smith

Carol Coombes, George Neary, & Raquel Berman

David Vance, Myra Wexler, & Kyle Plyler

George Neary, Isabel Bernfeld Anderson, & Eric Smith

George Neary, Susan Gladstone, Isabel Bernfeld Anderson, Eric Smith, & Kenneth Bloom

Jordana Pomeroy, Kenneth Bloom, & Susan Gladstone

Jordana Pomeroy & Kenneth Bloom

Raquel Berman & Carol Coombes

Eric Smith

Susan Gladstone

George Neary & Susan Gladstone

Tom Austin, Eric Smith, Susan Gladstone, & Mark Needle

David Vance, Susan Gladstone, Kyle Plyler, & George Neary

Neil Dern, Joyce Wachman, & Jackie Goldstein

Isreal Sands, Jodan Levin, & Tom Austin

Roberta Cao, Melody Torrens, & Lee Taylor

Merle Weiss, Eric Smith, & Dan Weiss

Dan & Merle Weiss

Merle Weiss, Eric Smith, Dan Weiss, & Isabel Bernfeld Anderson

Bruce Pasternack, Susan & Larry Golinsky

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