Persian Jews at Yeshiva University Museum
Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York reviews 2500 years of Jewish cultural history and survival in one Middle Eastern diaspora.
What’s in a Name?
In Search of Ancestors, Sculpture by Simon Gaon
The name Simon Gaon I remember well. As a passionate painter and founding member of the rough and tumble “Street Painters” I knew him from many, many years ago when I was a participant…
Unconditional Love: Cairo Ark Door and Falk's Paintings
Unconditional love is a concept that sets the bar of human conduct and forgiveness at a dizzying height, challenging the very fabric of human credulity. The same stress exists when applied in a religious context, fueling extreme…
Old and New: Mark Podwal’s Textiles for the Altneuschul in Prague
Mark Podwal is a busy, busy man. When I wrote that in these pages in September, 2010 it is now clear I didn’t know the half of it… witness his current exhibition at Yeshiva…
The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond
What a wonderful exhibition Yeshiva University Museum has mounted with It’s a Thin Line: The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond. Sensitively curated by Zachary Paul Levine under the watchful and expert…
The Braginsky Collection
Five hundred years of Jewish manuscript and printed book illumination are presented in Highlights from the Braginsky Collection scheduled to open at Yeshiva University Museum on March 17, 2010.
Anette Pier and Michael Hafftka at YUM
Two deeply idiosyncratic exhibitions at Yeshiva University Museum warrant close inspection if only to show how the diverse richness of biblical and Judaic subject matter can inspire contemporary artists. The very eclectic nature of both artist’s works speaks…
Retrospective At Yeshiva University Museum: Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
Many of these paintings I do not like. Some I do. All of them are very important for us to look at and understand since Oppenheim’s work represents the seminal encounter between Jewish tradition and the challenges…