Show Opens Sunday, Dec. 3 With Bagels/Lox Brunch and Art Talk

By special arrangement with Michelle Schwartz, a highly regarded gallerist and curator of Israeli art in the Bay Area of San Francisco, the Judaism and Art group is mounting a new art show in the community room of our shul.

The first viewing of the show will take place on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m., at a bagels and lox brunch, after which Michelle Schwartz will talk about the art, the artists, and the vision each artist conveys about the challenges and ideals of living in Israel.

The show is particularly significant at this time of turmoil focused on the State of Israel. See the country through the eyes of an impressive roster of creative artists and their enlightening insights and expressions. Represented are works by Dorit Feldman, Samuel Katz, Menashe Kadishman, Moshe Kupferman, David Reeb, Naftali Bezem, Nachum Guttman, Moshe Castel and Samuel Bak.

“I’m looking forward to talking about this body of work, revealing the stories about this art at this time — what inspired it, and what it says about 20th-century creative artists and their world,” Michelle Schwartz said. The shul will receive a generous percent of the proceeds from any sales.

Bring your family and friends. Bring your appetite for a bagels and lox spread, and prepare for an engaging and uplifting afternoon.                     [Photo Menashe Kadishman by Dan Porges/Getty Images]