Journal
At “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture,” Jewish life was approached as something people do, make, interpret, and share. The week-long conference in…
Exile is more than a historical condition in Jewish art. It can describe forced migration, separation from a homeland, cultural dislocation, or the feeling of…
A yahrzeit candle is a small vessel for a profound act: remembering someone who has died while marking the continuing presence of their memory. Traditionally…
The Conference’s Panel on Jewish Art and Disability Justice brings a vital perspective to the week-long “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture”…
Jewish folk art from Eastern Europe carries the memory of communities shaped by migration, religious practice, craft traditions, and changing political…
The gallery installation at “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” offered more than a display of finished works. It created a visual setting for a…
The conference “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” brought academics, artists, and community members together in Madison, Wisconsin, for a week of…
Jewish books have long served as vessels for memory, law, prayer, storytelling, and artistic invention. Their pages preserve words, yet they also reveal the…
A synagogue is often understood as a place for prayer, study, and communal gathering. Yet its architecture, rituals, artwork, and social rhythms also make it a…
At the Practicing Jews conference in Madison, Wisconsin, Jewish art collecting and patronage could be understood as living cultural practices rather than quiet…