By Dr. Ariel Roth It is with the utmost gratitude and admiration that the Israel Institute shares the news that its Director of Arts & Cultural Programs and director of the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artists Program, Marge Goldwater, is stepping down after a decade at the helm. The ten years of Marge’s labor of love have fostered a deeper understanding of Israel in the United States through the arts, thanks to her work facilitating … [Read more...] about Fond Reflections and New Beginnings After Ten Years of Israeli Arts
Jewish Culture
“Let There Be Laughter”
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By Dan Tadmor
Museum of the Jewish People Celebrates the Diversity of Jewish Humor
A Jewish grandmother is giving directions to her grown grandson who is coming to visit. She says, “With your elbow, push button 15T, and I’ll buzz you in. Get in the elevator, and with your elbow hit 15. When you get out, I’m on the left. Hit my doorbell with your elbow.”
“Bubbie, that sounds easy, but why am I hitting all these buttons with my elbow?” the … [Read more...] about “Let There Be Laughter”
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Spertus Institute presents Inquiry 101: A group exhibition by the 1st Cohort of the Chicago Jewish Artists Fellowship
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership presents Inquiry 01, a multi-media exhibition featuring works by nine accomplished Chicago-area Jewish artists - Nelly Agassi, Leslie Baum, Iris Bernblum, Dianna Frid, Matthew Girson, Jesse Malmed, Geof Oppenheimer, Roni Packer, and Rana Siegel. As participants in Spertus Institute’s first Chicago Jewish Artists Fellowship, the artists conducted individual and collective research into their … [Read more...] about Spertus Institute presents Inquiry 101: A group exhibition by the 1st Cohort of the Chicago Jewish Artists Fellowship
A Showcase: 12 Jewish Artist-Educators You Should Know
By Dr. Miriam Heller Stern Artists have the capacity to be change agents in the work of Jewish education and organizational life; they help us shift perspective and engage in our work more creatively, more passionately, and with intention. Their presence is wasted if it is simply a side-show, or a gimmick to make boring content light and fun. Artists help us access our deepest potential. Dr. Elliot Eisner, one of the most prolific advocates … [Read more...] about A Showcase: 12 Jewish Artist-Educators You Should Know
Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art Opens Sunday
The 3rd Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art, which will showcase the work of nearly 200 professional artists, Israeli and international, in dozens of exhibitions and installations in eight venues around the city, will run from October 1 through November 16. The Jerusalem Biennale, which explores the places where contemporary art intersects with the Jewish world of content, will take the concept of Watershed as its theme. According … [Read more...] about Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art Opens Sunday
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