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Review: “My Soul Thirsts” – Jerusalem Biennale

31, Oct 2013

“My Soul Thirsts” Heichal Shlomo Museum, Jerusalem Bienniale 2013 Review and reflection by Yehudis Barmatz As a religious Jewish mother and young woman I struggle with my artistic identity. I search for inspiration and company amongst other modern artists whose art practice and Jewish association exists in one breath. From the start, I have associated […]

At first-ever Jerusalem biennale, Jewish art goes from old-world to avant-garde

16, Sep 2013

From a modern-day spin on ‘Chicken Little’ to works by Haredi women artists, the Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art presents various displays of cutting-edge Jewish creativity. By Danna Harman for Haaretz Andi Arnovitz’s beads, on view in Jerusalem. Photo by Avshalom Avital Jewish art is not hip. It can be beautiful, sure. It can […]

Introducing… The Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art (Video)

28, Jul 2013

The Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art provides a stage for the creative forces that are active today and relate, in one way or another, to the Jewish world of content. Once every two years, all those interested in art, Judaism or both, will gather from around the world to enjoy a wide range of […]

Bat Melech: Photographer Explores the World of Orthodox Women (Video)

22, Jul 2013

Rome-born photojournalist Federica Valabrega has spent the last several years traveling the world photographing the unseen side of Orthodox women’s lives for her series Bat Melech (Daughters of the King). As she winds down her time in New York, Jewish News One caught up with her for a filmed interview where she discusses the project, […]

Living Waters for Tisha B’Av

16, Jul 2013

Eliyahu Alpern, Mayim Hayim, http://golem.ws/mayimhayim.html Tonight and tomorrow are the 9th of Av, the day of fasting and mourning over the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Temples and other tragedies in our collective history. Most people don’t know that according to sources in the Talmud and Tanach, this day of solemn sadness will turn […]

Film Review: Fill The Void

23, May 2013

By Saul Sudin Rama Burshtein’s Fill The Void (Lemale et ha’halal) is the second film in as many years to emerge from Israel with not only a strong international presence, but a unique perspective on religious Judaism. Just as Footnote before it, this was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards after […]

Punk Jews – World Premiere December 11th

3, Dec 2012

“Punk Jews” is a documentary film that follows an underground Jewish community expressing their identity in unconventional ways that challenge stereotypes and break down barriers. From Hassidic punk rockers to Yiddish street performers to African-American Jewish activists, “Punk Jews” shows an emerging movement in New York City of Jews asserting their Jewish identity, defying the […]

Frum Female Underground Films

4, Jun 2012

A spate of Orthodox women are turning to filmmaking (some restrictions apply) By Sara Trapper Spielman for TabletMag | May 30, 2012 7:00 AM From the trailer of Lara Gedzelman’s film The Chairlady. (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original stills via Vimeo.) One afternoon this past winter, I waited at a café in Boro Park for Yuta Silverman, an ambitious young […]

Why Is This Haggadah Different from All Other Haggadot?

2, Apr 2012

By Ellen Shapiro for PrintMag “If I touch the letters, I think and I hope that people will be touched by them.” So said Israeli graphic and type designer Oded Ezer yesterday in a 1.5 hour Skype interview with me about The New American Haggadah, published this month by Little, Brown and Company. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of haggadot  — books containing […]

Ethiopian Jews Immortalized

22, Mar 2012

Why the Jewish Museum Goes Gaga for Kehinde Wiley By Elke Reva Sudin What does it mean to paint contemporary Jewish people using traditional Jewish ornamentation but not be Jewish? African-American artist Kehinde Wiley paints underrepresented youths with a style that mimics the portraiture of European nobles. He picks his subjects right off the street, paring […]


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