Journal

Jewish photographers and the Great Migration

The week-long Practicing Jews conference in Madison, Wisconsin, brings academics, artists and community members together to explore Jewish visual culture,…

How Madison Reads Synagogue Tapestry Weavers of the 1880s

Held over a week in Madison, Wisconsin, the Practicing Jews conference brought academics, artists and community members together to examine Jewish visual…

Pysanky and Jewish papercutting in Madison

“Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” brought academics, artists and community members together in Madison, Wisconsin, for a week of talks, keynotes,…

Pysanky, Jewish Identity and the Madison Conference

The week-long Practicing Jews conference in Madison, Wisconsin, brings academics, artists and community members together around Jewish visual culture. A…

Israeli Stamps as Small Arguments About Nationhood

Over a week in Madison, Wisconsin, the conference Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture brought academics, artists and community members together for…

Jewish art in Latin American graphic novels

Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture is a week-long conference in Madison, Wisconsin, bringing academics, artists, and community members together. Its…

Marbling traditions in Jewish book arts

Held over a week in Madison, Wisconsin, Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture brought together academics, artists and community members to examine Jewish…

Artists hearing the High Holidays

In Madison, Wisconsin, the week-long conference Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture brought academics, artists and community members into a sustained…

Jewish public memorials and the practice of remembering

Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture brought academics, artists and community members together in Madison, Wisconsin, for a week of talks, keynotes and…

Repurposed objects become Havdalah spice boxes

Havdalah marks the end of Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, as Saturday night gives way to the ordinary working week. Its familiar elements—a blessing, wine,…