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One was born Catholic, another was a West Virginia Protestant — now they're all making Jewish art

JL;DR SUMMARY "Children of Ruth: Artists Choosing Judaism" is an exhibition that showcases works by artists who have converted to Judaism, illustrating the profound impact of their conversion on their art. 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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IdentityJewish RitualsConversionCultural FusionJewish ArtHebrew CalligraphyYona VerwerExhibition

Places mentioned

Netherlands
"said Verwer, the co-founder of the Jewish Art Salon, who was born Catholic in the Netherlands and converted to Judaism in 1995."
West Virginia, United States
"Kate Hendrickson grew up in West Virginia, the child of Protestants."
New York City, New York, United States
"Simi Horwitz is a feature writer and film reviewer based in New York City."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Alan Hobscheid, who grew up in Chicago, the son of a lapsed Catholic father and Japanese mother."
Switzerland
"Vicky Vogl, the daughter of an Ecuadorian mother and Czechoslovakian Jewish father."
Ecuador
"Vicky Vogl, the daughter of an Ecuadorian mother and Czechoslovakian Jewish father."
Morocco
"I married a Sephardic Jew who was raised in Morocco."

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