An upcoming Hadassah-Brandeis Institute exhibit presents haunting Holocaust drawings, handmade albums and pictorial diaries from ten Jewish survivors.
Arts
A Showcase of Female Illustrated Post-WWII Books and DiariesAn 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 ArtA 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.
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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.
Wider World
The 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.
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Barbie’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.
Arts
Holy 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.
Arts
Anti-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.
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Black 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.
Arts: Art From Everything (Incl. the Kitchen Sink)In one of Maira Kalman’s self-portraits, a lopsided pair of blue eyes peers out of a penciled face cradled by a fur-collared coat. Black galoshesHollywood Report: Serious ComedyAmerican filmmakers have had a notoriously difficult time bringing Jewish stories to the screen. For decades, they kept mum on things Jewish for fear ofBrief 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-motifFooter Menu Column 2
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