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Joshua Foer recounts the ambitious "Sukkah City" project, a design competition which he co-organized in Union Square, New York. The event challenged world-cl...

Yitz Landes explores Jodi Magness's latest scholarly work on ancient synagogues in the Galilee, focusing on the intellectual and ideological evolution of syn...

The exhibition "Jewish Worlds Illuminated: A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library" at the Grolier Club in Manhattan showcases over 100 Hebrew ...

Joan Leegant, an acclaimed author and two-time winner of The Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, shares insights into her writing process...

Ella Ponizovsky-Bergelson's mural, "Lay-lah Lay-lah," was unveiled at the Holocaust Memorial Plaza in Philadelphia, offering a poignant tribute through its m...

The Morgan Library & Museum's new exhibition, "Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life," showcases the rich history and cultural significance of...

Nir Arieli, an Israeli photographer, has developed a body of work that explores masculinity through the lens of male dancers. His journey began during his mi...

The Dura Europos synagogue paintings, located in the National Museum of Damascus, have survived the Syrian civil war remarkably intact, as discovered by a de...

Two 17th-century paintings by Dutch artist Ambrosius Bosschaert, looted from German Jew Adolphe Schloss's collection during World War II, were removed from a...

In an exploration of Bob Dylan's creative journey during the production of his iconic album 'Blood on the Tracks,' Sam Sussman interweaves personal narrative...

Liba Vaynberg's play "The Matriarchs" reimagines biblical women from the Torah as self-assured participants in a contemporary women's Talmud study group, exp...

Flo Low, founder of Bamah, argues against artist-led boycotts of Israeli arts institutions, advocating instead for artistic engagement that promotes dialogue...

Ada Karmi-Melamede, a prominent Israeli architect, has left a profound imprint on Israel's architectural landscape, most notably through her design of the Su...

Argentinian authorities have successfully retrieved a painting looted by the Nazis, which was part of a property sale by the daughter of a Nazi official who ...

A painting looted from the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War II has potentially resurfaced in Argentina, as reported by Dutch journalist...

Anna Walinska, a Jewish artist originally from London who grew up in New York, is experiencing a revival in recognition for her impactful art depicting the H...

The Jewish Museum of Chicago, founded by Gabriel Chalfin-Piney-Gonzlez in 2023, is a unique initiative aiming to create a space for Jewish artists, particula...

Frank Lloyd Wright's only synagogue, Beth Sholom in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, designed to evoke Mount Sinai, remains a thriving community despite the broade...

Wayne and Schuster, a legendary Canadian comedy duo known for their literate slapstick, are being revived by their children and a Toronto theatre company to ...

Becky Behar's photographic exhibition, "Tu Ke Bivas," explores Sephardic women's heritage and traditions through personal and family portraits. The title, de...

The hosts discuss renowned works of art that evoke negative feelings or fail to resonate with them personally, despite their widespread acclaim. They provide...

Jonathan H. Schwartz argues that museums should not resist but rather lead the effort for the restitution of Holocaust-looted art. With new evidence continua...

Helena Czernek and Aleksander Prugar run the Mi Polin Mezuzah Center in Warsaw, where they document mezuzah traces—indentations left in doorframes by Jewish ...

Stephen Sondheim was a transformative figure in the Broadway musical world, known for challenging and reinventing the conventions of the genre. With his inno...

Boris Gorbis, a 74-year-old retired lawyer and passionate collector, has gathered the world's largest known assembly of 20th-century Zionist souvenirs, inclu...

Jenna Benn Shersher and Nikki Fuchs Sausen have spearheaded initiatives using creative arts to support individuals affected by cancer, highlighting the thera...

Marco Roth's piece "Gyno For Pyros" delves into the artistic nuances of a Richard Gerstl painting housed in Vienna's Leopold Museum, depicting a young milita...

Jacqueline Gourevitch, celebrated for her cloud paintings, is a vibrant link to the New York School of the mid-20th century, painting in the tradition of pur...

New York City's iconic art deco skyline owes much to the influence of Jewish architects who contributed to this distinctive style during its peak in the 1920...

Suki John's film "Shma: A Story of Survival" utilizes dance to narrate her mother's Holocaust survival story. Initially conceptualized as a stage choreodrama...

Jeremy Dauber examines the Jewish roots and broad cultural influence of MAD magazine through a collection of essays edited by David Mikics. Initially launche...

Sheila Nemtin Levine has undertaken the immense task of creating 54 large mixed-media paintings, each representing one chapter of the Torah, integrating mode...

Ben Shahn, a Jewish artist and prominent figure in the American Progressive movement, is celebrated in a retrospective at the Jewish Museum in New York City....

The 2025 Venice Biennale features a unique cultural touch with the return of the Yiddishland Pavilion, an initiative by curator Maria Veits and artist Yevgen...

Ellie Lobovits' work in the Fertility Series delves into complex themes of queer feminist identity using various forms like photography, film, and text. Thro...

The Cheburashka Collective utilizes pre-immigration photos to weave a narrative of shared origins, exploring the impact of past experiences on collective ide...

Jenny Yurshansky uses her experience as a refugee to inform her artistic work, which delves into themes of displacement, belonging, and otherness. Her practi...

Over the past five decades, Jewish Americans have made significant contributions to the visual and performing arts, achieving prominence in fields such as pa...

The article from Moment Magazine highlights 50 influential American Jews who have made significant contributions to the arts over the past half-century. It c...

Artist Blue Reinhard uses their art to explore the intersections of Jewish identity, queerness, and participatory action. Through an innovative art practice ...

Myriam Boulos's photographic series, "What's Ours," captures the vibrant and tumultuous reality of contemporary Lebanon, particularly during the October 17 R...

Stan Lee, the iconic creator behind many beloved Marvel superheroes, was deeply influenced by his Jewish upbringing and heritage. Growing up in a struggling ...

Artist Danielle Alhassid's "Go Forth O Daughters" is an innovative art project exploring the Tsenerene, the Yiddish Women's Bible, integrating historical tex...

The Metropolitan Opera's production of "Salome," directed by Claus Guth, explores the biblical story with a focus on themes of childhood trauma and power dyn...

Rabbi Hannah Dresner, recently retired from Or Shalom in Vancouver, reflects on integrating artistic practice into Jewish communal life, building on the idea...

Vitaly Beckman, an Israeli-Canadian illusionist, has achieved a rare feat by fooling Penn and Teller for the third time on their show "Penn & Teller: Fool Us...

J. Hoberman's book, "Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde," provides a comprehensive exploration of the radical artistic movements that flourish...

Solomon Nunes Carvalho, a Sephardic Jewish artist, embarked on a perilous journey in 1853 at the invitation of John C. Fremont to document the American West....

Ben Shahn, an influential American artist born in Lithuania in 1898, is the focus of a retrospective at the Jewish Museum titled "On Nonconformity." Despite ...

Hannah Altman's photographic exhibition, "As It Were, Suspended in Midair," held at Brandeis University's Kniznick Gallery, explores the intersection of Jewi...