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 ´Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940), who benefitted from the patronage of Jewish avant-garde artists, theater impresarios, writers and philosophers who supported him throughout his life. As the image illustrates, Vuillard tended toward [...]
Oculus: Eye On Art
The shul’s Judaism and Art group has selected a work by Bruce Bloom as its featured piece for May. Bloom was a member of the group before his death in October 2019. This painting, [...]
Oculus: Eye On Art
This month’s Oculus selection is an unfinished work by Hedy Campeas, a member of the shul’s Judaism and Art group. “Inspiration can come from sources all around us, if we pay attention,” she said. The [...]
Oculus: Eye On Art
This month, the Oculus column focuses on a mixed-media (oil pastel colored pencil and charcoal) work on paper by Saul Rosenstreich. The painting is part of the current Judaism and Art exhibit in the social [...]
Oculus: Eye On Art
Oculus, the Latin term for an eye-like opening that allows light to focus on a specific subject, seems an apt term for a new column in The Shofar, one that will focus the reader’s [...]
Bob Strimban Sculpture dedication
Irma Strimban (Photo left)/ Judith Weiner and Rabbi Gadi Capela (photo middle) One of the last pieces constructed by artist Robert Strimban is the paper sculpture titled “The Unfinished Rabbi,” completed using only paper [...]
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