Journal
At the Madison conference Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture, the workshop on papercutting for Shavuot offered a hands-on way to think about Jewish…
Jewish portraiture in the age of digital photography sits between family memory, public identity and artistic interpretation. A photograph may record a face,…
For one week in Madison, Wisconsin, a conference about Jewish visual culture extends beyond lecture rooms and keynote stages. Alongside the talks, panels and…
The conference session on Jewish street art and graffiti brought a distinctly public dimension to Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture. Across a week of…
A kiddush cup is a small vessel with a substantial role. Used to bless wine or grape juice at Shabbat and festival meals, it joins speech, touch, taste and…
How a Holocaust survivor’s sketchbook informed conference discussions is a question about memory, evidence, and artistic voice. At the Madison gathering…
The conference’s late-night poetry and art open mic extended “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” beyond formal talks and keynote presentations. Held…
Jewish textile traditions carry stories through cloth, thread, pattern, and touch. From embroidered household textiles to woven ritual objects, these works…
A blank wall can hold a surprising amount of conversation. During the week-long “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin,…
A Yiddish theatre poster can look like a straightforward piece of advertising: a bold title, a performer’s name, a venue and a date. Yet these printed sheets…