Oscar Straus: Statesman, Author, Diplomat
Although the figure of Moses appears in a frieze at the Supreme Court and at the House of House of Representatives along with Moses Maimonides, Oscar Straus is still the only Jewish person whose...
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February 8, 2022
Helen Levitt: Urban Landscape
Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009) New York, 1940. Gelatin silver print. Courtesy © Film Documents, LLC, Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne, Germany and The Photographers’ Gallery, London.Sporting...
December 16, 2021
Steinberg’s World
Saul Steinberg, 1978 – Photo: en.wikipedia.org As relevant and as fascinating as ever, the art of Romanian-American artist Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) continues to be seen, discussed and...
October 4, 2021
Remembering the Kindertransport
Beginning in the mid-1930s, worldwide efforts were made to bring persecuted Jewish children out of Germany. As Hitler set his sights on conquest, the lives of boys and girls from other nations were...
July 28, 2021
Celebrating the Jewish Legacy in Europe
As we experience the trajectory of anti-Semitism in history and during one’s own life, it’s natural to feel hopeless. Hate will endure, but it’s still possible to celebrate and enjoy the efforts made...
June 8, 2021
Two Israeli Artists Who Channel the Natural World Into Their Work
Two talented individuals from Israel channel their response to the natural world as the inspiration for their works of art. Raised on a kibbutz in Northern Israel, Zemer Peled is a maker of fine and...
April 28, 2021
To Pray in Verdun in a War-Torn World (UPDATE)
The story of the events in Verdun had originally been published as a first-hand account by Army officer, surgeon and B’nai B’rith member Col. Joseph Haas in a 1945 issue of B’nai B’rith’s American...
March 23, 2021
Kindling the Flame of Romaniote Jewish Heritage: Vincent Giordano’s Photos
Like Alice in Wonderland, New York photographer Vincent Giordano discovered a very special place right in his own backyard. During one of his strolls through the Lower East Side in 1999, he was...
January 19, 2021
Europe’s Museum World: Some Recent Jewish Art News
Located in the Marais District in Paris, le Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme houses a superb collection of periodicals, photos, graphics and other materials connected to...