The word kavod – dignity or honor – appears sixteen times, but in fourteen (2x7) of these cases the reference is to the glory of G-d.
The term ‘idolatry’ means to worship an image or a created object, and this is considered a major sin in Judaism. For this reason, God will not be represented in any art form and you will not ...
During the Nazi dictatorship that existed from 1933 to 1945, experts say that at least 200,000 works of art were taken from their mostly Jewish owners in Germany, whether through direct ...
Anselm Kiefer’s “Breaking of the Vessels,” weighing more than seven tons, is one of the artist’s many manic dissections of ...
Because Stern-Lippmann, a prominent art collector and trader before the Holocaust, was Jewish, without any evidence that she had sold the painting voluntarily prior to the Nazi invasion ...
Our students in Jewish studies gain the professional skills needed to become engaged global citizens. By studying the world through the lens of Jewish culture, history, literature, society and thought ...
She and her family are fighting for the return of paintings and property that belonged to her great-grandfather, German-Jewish businessman and art collector Max Emden. Some artworks have been ...
One of his best-known pieces, based on the Biblical phrase “Justice, justice, you shall pursue” (Deuteronomy 16:20), is a frequent gift for Jewish lawyers and judges. His art “has a modern ...
Evocative Jewish Art in conjunction with My Life Chassidus Applied is excited to announce the second season of the Chassidus ...