Arts | Hadassah Magazine

Arts
Why Jews Keep Going Back to the Catskills
This summer, a full-length documentary, an Off-Broadway play and an exhibition at a local museum evoke the spirit of the Borscht Belt’s heyday.

This summer, a full-length documentary, an Off-Broadway play and an exhibition at a local museum evoke the spirit of the Borscht Belt’s heyday.
Arts
Nobody Wants This? Everybody Should Want This
A rabbi married to a Jew-by-choice reflects on the messages of the popular Netflix series, ‘Nobody Wants This.’

A rabbi married to a Jew-by-choice reflects on the messages of the popular Netflix series, ‘Nobody Wants This.’
Arts
Hulu’s ‘The Faithful’ Reimagines the Biblical Matriarchs
A new miniseries brings Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel to life.

A new miniseries brings Sarah, Rebecca, Leah and Rachel to life.
Arts
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Explores ‘Black and Jewish America’
The PBS host says his new series is about the past and ‘how, together, we can prevail over the forces of hatred that seek to divide us.’

The PBS host says his new series is about the past and ‘how, together, we can prevail over the forces of hatred that seek to
Arts
Photographer Bill Aron’s Lens on 50 Years of Jewish Life
A new exhibit at the American Jewish Historical Society showcases 50 images captured by the ‘dean of American Jewish photography’ over the last five decades.

A new exhibit at the American Jewish Historical Society showcases 50 images captured by the ‘dean of American Jewish photography’ over the last five decades.
Arts
‘The First Salute:’ An Obscure Jewish Revolutionary War Story
A landmark exhibition at Philadelphia’s Weitzman museum explores the outsized role Jews from a tiny Caribbean island played in American independence.

A landmark exhibition at Philadelphia’s Weitzman museum explores the outsized role Jews from a tiny Caribbean island played in American independence.
Arts
A Showcase of Female Illustrated Post-WWII Books and Diaries
An upcoming Hadassah-Brandeis Institute exhibit presents haunting Holocaust drawings, handmade albums and pictorial diaries from ten Jewish survivors.

An upcoming Hadassah-Brandeis Institute exhibit presents haunting Holocaust drawings, handmade albums and pictorial diaries from ten Jewish survivors.
The Jewish Women Who Pioneered Photography as Art
A new Tel Aviv exhibit presents works from 20 trailblazing female photographers from the early 20th century alongside those of 20 artists active today.

A new Tel Aviv exhibit presents works from 20 trailblazing female photographers from the early 20th century alongside those of 20 artists active today.
Arts
Painful 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.

‘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.
Arts
Anti-Jewish Bias Is Spreading in Arts and Culture
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.

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.
Arts
Black and Jewish Identities Converge in Art
A 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.

Orna Guralnik Helps Real-Life Couples in ‘Couples Therapy’

Israeli-born clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik expertly shepherds couples through the ups and downs of relationships in her Showtime docuseries.

Arts

A Jewish Hairdresser Spies on Neo-Nazis in ‘Ridley Road’

by Curt Schleier

Based on a 2014 novel by Jo Bloom, 'Ridley Road' is a timely thriller that touched off an antisemitic firestorm when it premiered in Britain.

Arts

‘Before and After’: An Artist Responds to the War in Ukraine

by Renee Ghert-Zand

Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky, who was born in Ukraine, uses drawing and painting to process the horrific images of war in the country.

Arts

Zionist Home Goods

by Renee Ghert-Zand

Israeliana—decorative and ritual object made in the early years of the Jewish states—are now collectibles.

Arts

Boxer Harry Haft Is ‘The Survivor’

by Curt Schleier

Famed director Barry Levison's latest film is based on the real-life story of Holocaust survivor Harry Heft, who was first trained to box by an SS officer.