Why a Judaism and Art Discussion Group?
We inaugurated the program at the 75th Anniversary observance of Kristallnacht “the Night of Broken Glass” in November, 2013. Saul Rosenstreich led a discussion based on a Yad Vashem exhibit illustrated by portraits painted in the concentration camps of interred Jews by Jewish artists, all who ultimately perished in the camps.
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Oculus: Eye on Art
This month’s Oculus column features a painting by Hedvah Campeas-Cohen, a member of the shul’s Judaism and Art group, titled “God’s Light,” a 16x20 acrylic on canvas. The artist told The Shofar, “One of the [...]
Oculus: Eye on Art
This month’s Oculus artist is Ann Hurwitz, one of two writers recently invited to join the shul’s Judaism and Art group that now includes “spoken word” submissions. “My poems are often about works of [...]
Oculus: Eye on Art
This month’s Oculus column features a postcard that photographer Ellen Jaffe sent to “a little girl very important to me, living in the city two years ago while I lived in Greenport. To share my [...]
Oculus: Eye on Art
This month’s Oculus column features a painting by Saul Rosenstreich, coordinator of the Judaism & Art group. The work, titled “The First Commandments,” an oil and collage on canvas, 12 x 12, was completed in [...]
Oculus: Eye on Art
This month’s Oculus column features a painting by Judith Weiner titled “Red Emergence,” a 20”x20” acrylic on canvas completed in 2018. The work is from the artist’s Neshamah Rising series. The concept “melds interior and [...]
Oculus: Eye on Art
This month’s Oculus column features Graham Diamond’s sculpture of Leonardo da Vinci, perhaps the most famous Renaissance man, who is often depicted in works by other artists. The sculptor’s interpretation captures da Vinci as [...]
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