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A Silversmith's Judaica Shines in Idaho

JL;DR SUMMARY Anika Smulovitz, a silversmith and associate professor at Boise State University, brings a profound exploration of Jewish ritual objects through her art in Judaica. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionJudaicaContemporary ArtRitual ObjectsExhibitionDesignAnika SmulovitzSilversmithBoise State University

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Boise, Idaho, United States
"Silversmith Anika Smulovitz, an associate professor in the Department of Art at Boise State University, reveals the deeper significance of such objects."
New York, United States
"Smulovitzs Judaica was recently included in the exhibition Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life at the Jewish Museum in New York."

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