Today, there are an estimated 1,500 Jews living in Finland. There is one synagogue in Helsinki, and one in Turku. A third synagogue, in Vyborg, was burned down during World War II. How does this religion survive in a country where there are only two synagogues? In a nation of 5.3 million people, how do 1,500 Jews maintain their cultural identity? In 2006 I began making portraits of the members of this small community. In addition to being a visual record, the photographs function as a sociological document exploring how Finnish Jews live, work and practice their religious traditions. With these pictures, I am investigating the way photography contributes to the construction of identity and community. Today’s society is increasingly complex and multi-cultural. As our heritages blend, our identities are no longer definable by a social stereotype of a community, but by our unique experiences and backgrounds. Photography has an exceptional ability to record details, and I am employing it to record cultural signifiers and traditions as they blend, as well as to depict physical characteristics of a hybridized community.