Posts Tagged: jewish art
Swiss Museum Sells Monet Painting in Settlement With Heirs of Former Jewish Owner Forced to Sell Artwork During WWII
The largest art museum in Switzerland announced on Wednesday that it is selling a painting by Claude Monet as part of an agreement with heirs...
Art, Protests, and Being Proud to Be Jewish
On Oct. 8, Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky, not knowing what was coming next in the Jewish State, took her 8-year-old daughter and fled to Berlin....
Christie’s to Auction Artworks Stolen by Nazis, Returned to Heirs of Jewish Holocaust Victim
Six portraits by Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were stolen by the Nazis and recently returned to the heirs of an Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer...
Seven Schiele Portraits Stolen by Nazis Returned to Heirs of Jewish Holocaust Victim in New York
Seven portraits by Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele that were stolen by the Nazis during World War II have been returned to the heirs of...
Germany’s Culture Minister Admits Commission on Nazi-Looted Art ‘Not Living Up to Responsibilities’
Germany's Minister of Culture Claudia Roth has promised that the government will implement changes to the German independent national advisory commission on Nazi-confiscated cultural property,...
German Commission for Nazi-Looted Art Calls for Legal Changes to ‘Unsatisfactory’ System
The German independent advisory commission on Nazi-confiscated cultural property is calling for the implementation of a new restitution law in Germany that would give individuals...
New Exhibit Focusing on Jewish Comics, Pop Culture Opening in New York
The Center for Jewish History in New York City announced this week a new exhibition opening in the fall that will showcase the history of...
Why Art Matters to Jews and Humanity
From December 4-7, the "Art Basel" show will be held in Miami Beach. The show is considered the premiere modern and contemporary art show -...
Art Looted During Holocaust Should be Returned, World Jewish Congress Leader Urges
JNS.org - World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder urged German officials in Berlin Thursday to work toward returning Nazi-looted art to its...
Mystical 3-D Jewish Art: An Interview With Dov Lederberg (INTERVIEW)
Dov Lederberg has been ahead of his time by roughly 30 years or so, as far as Chassidic artists go. Dov, together with his late...
Haredi Exhibit Featured in Jerusalem Art Festival
Jerusalem's first Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art is now underway. The event features a wide range of artwork by haredi, modern orthodox, and secular artists,...
Contemporary Artist Gary Baseman Goes Back Home Through Los Angeles Museum
JNS.org - Inviting the museum visitor down hallways and through rooms of rendered memories and memorials, the Gary Baseman show at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles uses a design...
Prophet from the Dead Sea, Israel (PHOTO BLOG)
Text courtesy of Judaism 101. Many people today think of a prophet as any person who sees the future. While the gift of prophecy...
Where is Jewish Art Now?
Recently, it was announced that the UJA-Federation in New York will not be renewing their funding of the Six Points Fellowship, a program that has awarded...
