‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.
- ArtsPainful and Piercing Public Art as Therapy
‘The hunger to create and share these works of art is a testament to the widespread trauma that grips Israeli society,’ writes Leora Eren Frucht.
Wider WorldThe Women Fueling the Rise of #JewishTikTokFrom Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.
From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.
ArtsBarbie’s Jewish MotherMattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.
Mattel’s iconic doll isn’t affiliated with a specific religion, but her roots trace back to Ruth Handler, a Jewish mom with chutzpah.
ArtsHoly Sparks: Celebrating Fifty Years of Women in the RabbinateA showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.
A showcase of rabbinic achievement, featuring 24 women who redefined Jewish leadership.
ArtsAnti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and CultureIt may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.
It may be more subtle than a scrawled swastika or a torched synagogue, but anti-Jewish bias in that realm is nonetheless a growing phenomenon.
ArtsBlack and Jewish Identities Converge in ArtA generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.
A generation of Black Jewish women are using art—paintings, drawings, multimedia works and film—to share and explore their multiethnic perspectives.
Brief Reviews: TheaterDavid Mamet’s Race, Donald Margulies’s Collected Stories, and Mike Burtsyn in the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene’s The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer. Race Is race still the mostBrief Reviews: Film FestivalsMovies! Movies! Movies! Film festivals continue to be a rich showcase for the latest Jewish films—documentaries from around the world, Israeli feature films and SefardicThe Arts: Multimedia GhostsKabbala and the shtetl, numbers and tattoos, dolls and embroidery merge in the first major New York exhibition of Argentinean artist Mirta Kupferminc.Mirta Kupferminc’s wandering figures meanderBrief Reviews: A Doctor of Mercy in EthiopiaRECORDINGS Dancing in the Glory The Jewish Renewal Nava Tehila synagogue in Jerusalem has produced a recording of the original music used at their FridayThe Arts: Photo ShopHadassah College Jerusalem’s diverse student body—Jews and non-Jews, sabras and immigrants, Russians and Ethiopians—is not only a snapshot of the city in which the schoolGuide to the ArtsEXHIBITS UNITED STATES ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.spjm.org) On permanent view is a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motifBrief Reviews: Museum Happening As It Is Written: Project 304,805by Renata PoltIt’s a mitzva to write a Sefer Torah. In fact, the biblical commandment requires every Jew to write one, though this has been subject toBrief Reviews: Films with a Spanish AccentFilms about Mexican Jews like Mariana Chenillo’sNora’s Will and Alejandro Springall’s My Mexican Shivah have been taking the international film festival circuit by storm in recent years. RevealingFooter Menu Column 2
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