'Oz is for Oznowicz': Hitler puppet by Frank Oz’s parents on display at CJM By Dan Pine Jul 28, 2022 Long before Frank Oz gained fame as the puppet master behind such iconic characters as Miss Piggy and Yoda, he was Frank Oznowicz, an Oakland kid who attended Tech High, ate burgers at Kwik Way and watched movies at the Grand Lake Theater. And from time to time, he’d rummage through the attic of his… Read More
Art Artist Dean MacDonald’s reimagined mezuzahs go beyond the doorframe In 2012, a newlywed couple commissioned Dean MacDonald to make them a mezuzah that incorporated shards of the glass from their wedding ceremony. The San… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene Jul 8, 2022
Art Artist April Berger leans into Judaica with Torah covers project For a long time, April Berger considered herself an abstract artist, not a Judaica artist. Born into a secular family on Long Island, she moved out west… By Alix Wall Jun 6, 2022
Photography Iconic Jewish lesbian image in exhibit of '90s photos Two queer Jewish women gaze intensely at each other. Their foreheads touch. Atop their shaved heads sit black yarmulkes. For nearly three decades, this… By Heather Cassell Jun 3, 2022
Art Welcome to America’s only Palestinian museum About 80 miles from New York City’s renowned Museum Mile stands a nondescript office building; its beige façade conceals the burst of color waiting just… By Cathryn J. Prince, Forward May 10, 2022
Comics Cartoonist Liana Finck on rewriting Genesis, with God as a woman In Liana Finck’s Book of Genesis, Lilith is the Serpent, Joseph wears a merman tail and God is a woman. The New Yorker cartoonist’s latest graphic novel,… By PJ Grisar, Forward Apr 11, 2022
Film Sonoma Israeli Film Festival spotlights healing power of art One of the enduring human mysteries is where art comes from. There are as many answers as there are artists, which helps explain the fascination with… By Michael Fox Apr 8, 2022
Art Artist ‘Maimonides Nutz’ spins Talmud into social media gold Sophia Zohar has a way of doing Jewish that’s all her own. Take how she designed her bestselling “goth chai” T-shirt. In 2018 she was working for a… By Maya Mirsky Apr 7, 2022
Philanthropy Magnes receives $1 million gift for Vishniac archive project The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley has received a $1 million gift from a donor who has chosen to remain anonymous, the museum… By Andrew Esensten Mar 23, 2022