Journal

Silver Torah ornaments from four continents

At the week-long conference in Madison, Wisconsin, academics, artists and community members came together to examine Jewish visual culture, dance, identity and…

Puppetry lessons in Jewish art

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

Jewish holiday cards before the postcard craze

The Madison conference brought together academics, artists and community members for a week of talks, keynote presentations and gallery encounters. Its…

Why the conference includes a Shabbat dinner with live painting and poetry

The week-long conference Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture brought academics, artists and community members to Madison, Wisconsin, for talks,…

Jewish fashion history from sheitel to streetwear

Set within the week-long Madison conference, the session on Jewish Fashion History: From Sheitel to Streetwear examines how clothing becomes a record of faith,…

A Hotel Lobby Becomes a Diasporic Art Installation

Held in Madison, Wisconsin, the week-long conference Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture assembled academics, artists and community members around…

The Sculptors Behind America’s Synagogue Architecture

During the week-long Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture conference in Madison, Wisconsin, scholars, artists and community members examined how Jewish…

What the archive reveals about Jewish life in the Midwest

The archive display associated with Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture preserves more than the memory of a conference. Held over a week in Madison,…

The art of the Jewish family album

For one week in Madison, Wisconsin, the Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture conference brought academics, artists and community members together around…

How a Yiddish Song Became Madison’s Opening Reception Centrepiece

At the opening reception of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture in Madison, Wisconsin, a Yiddish song quietly became the centrepiece. Rather than…