Journal

Art can preserve memory, challenge inherited narratives, and create space for communities to see themselves more fully. Jewish and African American artists…

The keynote address at Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture offered a focused reflection on how creative work shapes communal life. Across a week of…

Jewish dance in the American Midwest has never been a single style. It has developed through immigration, religious practice, social clubs, summer camps,…

A day at “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” moves between attentive listening, informal conversation, and close encounters with creative work. Held…

The week-long “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, brought together academics, artists, and community members around…

Historical artifacts can make Jewish history feel immediate. A handwritten prayer book, a family photograph, a textile, or a ritual object carries evidence of…

Jewish artists often work across several cultural registers at once. Their audiences may include people who recognize ritual references immediately, viewers…

The closing ceremony of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture offered more than a formal ending to a week-long conference in Madison, Wisconsin. It…

At the “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, scholarship moved beyond the boundaries of the lecture hall. The…

Hebrew calligraphy carries centuries of visual memory into contemporary design. Its square letterforms, distinctive proportions, and right-to-left direction…