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Photographing Biblical Women
Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible, from Queen Esther to Moses’ sister Miriam, through lush painterly images set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.

Israeli photographer Dikla Laor reimagines the woman of the Hebrew Bible through lush painterly photos set against the breathtaking landscapes of the Golan Heights.
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State of the Arts
High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

High-profile festivals and public venues like the Mahaneh Yehudah market have made Jerusalem a go-to place for Jewish art-lovers.

Since it opened its doors last April during high-profile ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Museum of the History of Polish

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Cut & Post: Israeli Cookbooks and Jewish Whisky

French Honor for Israeli Cookbook There is only one Israeli restaurant that boasts a ranking on Les Grandes Tables du Monde, an esteemed French list

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Chagall’s Dark Period: Exhibit Review

by Amy Klein

Although Marc Chagall is best known for his whimsical folk motifs and fanciful color paintings, his work during the war years of 1930 to 1948

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Briefs: San Francisco, Here I Come

Films Nicky’s Family Nicky is Sir Nicholas Winton and his family consists of 669 mostly Jewish children (and their children), who, mainly through his efforts,

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The Soul of Broadway

by Yael Unterman

One of the fun facts when it comes to the phenomenon that is Broadway is the variety of raw materials from which a hit may

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Theater Review: Heart Song

by Susan Josephs

Theater Review Heart Song This unique comedy-drama by Stephen Sachs pays tribute to the art of flamenco through the lens of one Jewish woman’s midlife

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The Arts: Herod Revisited

by Esther Hecht

Herod the Great was violent, ruthless, cruel, opportunistic, pathologically suspicious and given to bribery to escape danger. It seems that no king was ever hated

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Letter from a Late Playbill: A Jewish Hand Behind Shylock?

by Andrée Aelion Brooks

Was the original purpose of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice something other than what has been traditionally depicted over the centuries? Was the background to its creation other

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