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Jewish art

The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building
Posted inArt

Federal building with murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

(JTA) — A federal building in Washington D.C. known for its murals crafted by important Jewish artists is at risk of demolition. Now, activists are calling on New York City’s […]

The Dura Europos Synagogue wall paintings
Posted inArt

After years of war, world’s oldest synagogue paintings are revealed as intact in Damascus

by Grace Gilson September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
The artist Mark Podwal in his studio in 2007 (Wikipedia)
Posted inObituaries

Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 17, 2024September 17, 2024
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters face off outside of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, June 6, 2024. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inCulture

Protesters face off outside as art exhibit debuts at Contemporary Jewish Museum

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 7, 2024June 17, 2024
"Horas Transparentes" by Georgina Reskala will appear in the Contemporary Jewish Museum's inaugural California Jewish Open. (Photo/Courtesy Reskala)
Posted inCulture

CJM’s inaugural California Jewish Open exhibit couldn’t escape the war

Laura Pall by Laura Paull May 24, 2024May 24, 2024
Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of Alios Itzhak, a young Jewish Israeli man of Ethiopian descent. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy The Jewish Museum)
Posted inCulture

Kehinde Wiley, who has a new show at the de Young, drew upon a 19th-century mizrah in portrait of Ethiopian Jew

by Cathryn J. Prince and Forward March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
"Para Humber" by Miguel Arzabe is currently on display at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
Posted inCulture

Woven artwork at CJM speaks to our broken world

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell by Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell October 26, 2022January 3, 2023
Poet Jake Marmer (right) recites his poetry at LABA's DRUNK event at the JCC East Bay in Berkeley, Nov. 23, 2019, accompanied by guitarist John Schott. (Photo/Pete Rosos)
Posted inCulture

East Bay Jewish arts lab seeks 2021 fellows — pandemic or not

Laura Pall by Laura Paull November 11, 2020November 13, 2020
The first day of creation, according to the Nuremberg Chronicle
Posted inColumns

God created us to be creative

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen October 4, 2018September 27, 2018
(From left) Israel's S.F.-based consul general Shlomi Kofman, SFPD Assistant Chief Toney Chaplin and City Engineer of Haifa Ariel Waterman (Photo/Laura Paull)
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From Bay to Bay: Pier 27 periscope brings Haifa into view, live

Laura Pall by Laura Paull June 1, 2018June 11, 2018

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