Art

The Norwegian street artist Tddel created a mural in Bergen depicting Anne Frank wearing a keffiyeh, which stirred controversy with Jewish groups condemning it as anti-Israel and disrespectful to Holocaust memory.
Artist Leon Fenster has created a 9-story mural on the wall of the Jewish Community Centre London, depicting a grand tableau of Jewish life in London across centuries.
In Jerusalem, Indian Abraham, a medical tattoo artist and recent immigrant from California, is providing free consultations and discounted scar camouflage for survivors of the October 7 massacre.
Yehuda Nathan, the founder of YN Design in Florida, transitioned his love for woodworking from a hobby in yeshivah to a successful millwork business specializing in high-end woodworking for residential spaces and shuls.
Sonia Delaunay, a renowned artist known for her abstract and kinetic work, especially in fabric design, lived a life of simplicity and disguise.
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Issachar Ber Ryback, a Ukrainian Jewish artist, synthesized modernism with Jewish themes to create a national Jewish art.
Annette Lerner, at 94, is an accomplished artist, author, and matriarch who has had a rich and adventurous life.
A Jewish family and museum are honoring the German artist Kaethe Kollwitz, known for her powerful prints and drawings depicting revolution, war, and the suffering of women.
Margit Anna, a Hungarian Jewish artist born in 1913, defied stereotypes and artistic norms prevalent during the conservative, antisemitic era of the early 20th century.
Actor Scott Ehrenpreis explores his journey living with multiple mental illnesses in his autobiographical one-man show "Clowns Like Me," where he uses humor and vulnerability to share his experiences as a neurodivergent individual.
Mordechai Rosenstein, a renowned painter and calligrapher known for his vibrant Hebrew illuminations, passed away at 90 in Pennsylvania.
Actress Jessica Hecht, known for her role in Fiddler on the Roof, developed The Campfire Project to provide creative healing for young refugees globally.
Antonia Cruz-Kent, a Jewish Boricua playwright, draws on her family legacy and ancestry in her works, with a focus on themes of loving, mourning, and embracing ancestors from diverse backgrounds.
Israeli extremists have caused the closure of the Israel pavilion at the Venice Biennale, a prestigious international art exhibition, by demanding a ceasefire and the release of hostages before opening it to the public.
The London gallery Metamorphika canceled an exhibition titled "Even Elephants Have Elections," which aimed to address censorship under Vladimir Putin, due to objections over social media posts by Maria Sarkisyants, a Russian-Israeli artist, mourning the victims of a Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
The Norman Rockwell Museum's exhibit "What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine" explores the close connection between the Americana style of Rockwell and the Jewish sensibility of MAD.
Tattoo artists gathered in Tel Aviv to offer free tattoos to survivors of the Oct. 7 attacks, aiming to provide strength and empowerment through their work with HEALING INK, a nonprofit countering anti-Israel sentiment.
The article discusses an exhibit titled "Artists on Antisemitism" at the 81 Leonard Gallery in Tribeca, featuring works by Marina Heintzes Yitler and 20 other artists in response to the surge of antisemitism, not just limited to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Israeli soldiers in Gaza have come across various Jewish ritual objects, like a challah board, menorah, and Seder plate, left behind in homes during military operations.
In the 1940s, amidst rising antisemitism in the US, a group of top cartoonists, including Captain Marvel artist Mac Raboy and MAD cartoonist Dave Berg, collaborated to create a series of six one-panel cartoons aimed at fighting bigotry.
Amidst boycott pressures against Israeli artists, JW3 in the UK hosts Israels Train Theatre, known for its non-verbal puppetry show Once Upon a World promoting values of bravery and inclusivity.
The article discusses the significant role of Jewish artists in shaping modernist art in Ukraine between 1900 and the 1930s, amid a backdrop of political and social turmoil.
The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle faced controversy and a staff walkout over an exhibit titled Confronting Hate Together, discussing Jewish, Asian, and African American discrimination.
A young girl named Claire passed away from bone cancer at age 12, leaving her family devastated.

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