Jewish art
An artifact of one of Europe’s oldest Jewish communities.
Including a “mazal tov” ring.
The palm trees of Elim and beasts of Daniel at Huqoq.
You won’t find much of it at the Jewish Museum, but a vibrant Jewish art culture does exist—and needs support.
From its priceless collection of artworks, a foremost cultural institution has harvested mainly inferior examples for display, while submerging Jewish identity in a sea of “universal values.”
Loyal as Moses?
Convenient advertising.
Paintings from a Jew in hiding.
What exactly was it that his work captured?
Jonah, the Tower of Babel, and Noah’s ark.
Kabbalistic art and a new atlas.
How the artist was influenced by his hometown.
It does shed light on synagogues before the Temple’s destruction.
