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In Altneu art exhibit, artists grapple with the end of American Jewry’s ‘Golden Age’

JL;DR SUMMARY The Altneu art exhibit on the Upper East Side explores themes of nostalgia and identity through the lens of American Jewish life. 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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Visual ArtsJewish HeritageJewish CreativityAmerican Jewish IdentityNostalgiaCultural SpacesAltneu ExhibitJacqueline Kott WolleArt And Storytelling

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Upper East Side, New York, United States
"Altneu, an Upper East Side Orthodox synagogue evoke a bygone era, before today's historic rise in antisemitism."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"My memories of growing up Jewish [in Toronto] were very positive."
Highland Park, Illinois, United States
"Kott-Wolle, who is based in Highland Park, Ill., and is the daughter of Holocaust survivors."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"which have been exhibited in the Maltz Museum in Cleveland and Houston Holocaust Museum."
Houston, Texas, United States
"which have been exhibited in the Maltz Museum in Cleveland and Houston Holocaust Museum."
Israel
"many Jewish and Israeli artists no longer feel their work is welcome in non-Jewish spaces."
New York City, New York, United States
"[Visitors] want to talk about what it is to be Jewish. Art is a nice way to do that."
London, United Kingdom
"In London, you wouldn't be able to do it."

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