Wolpert Mezuzah with Kisses

Torah, Works by Mark Podwal
Wolpert Mezuzah with Kisses Mark Podwal (b. Brooklyn, NY 1945) Colored pencil on paper h. 16 inches x w. 20 inches Cincinnati Skirball Musuem Gift of the artist © Mark Podwal   This work was inspired by Ludwig Wolpert's mezuzah.

Hanukkiah Lamp with Olives

Holidays and Festivals, Works by Mark Podwal
Hanukkiah Lamp with Olives Mark Podwal (b. Brooklyn, NY 1945) Colored pencil on paper h. 16 inches x w. 20 inches Cincinnati Skirball Musuem Gift of the artist © Mark Podwal   This work was inspired by this hanukkiah, created to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Prague B’nai B’rith Lodge in [...]

Jazzy Shofar

Holidays and Festivals, Works by Mark Podwal
Jazzy Shofar Mark Podwal (b. Brooklyn, NY 1945) Colored pencil on paper h. 16 inches x w. 20 inches Cincinnati Skirball Musuem Gift of the artist © Mark Podwal   This work was inspired by this 19th century shofar.

Certified Kosher

Works by Mark Podwal
Certified Kosher Mark Podwal (b. Brooklyn, NY 1945) Colored pencil on paper h. 16 inches x w. 20 inches Cincinnati Skirball Musuem Gift of the artist © Mark Podwal   This work was inspired by Stamp for Marking Kosher Meat.

Shofar

B’nai B’rith, Holidays and Festivals
Shofar Ram’s horn Central Europe, 19th century Gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of Skirball Museum    The shofar is an ancient musical horn that is blown in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and at the very end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Like [...]

Hanukkiah

Holidays and Festivals
Hanukkiah Juventino Lopez Reyes (b. 1915) Sterling silver Mexico, 1925 Gift of Dr. Carol Macht Skirball Museum   Juventino Lopez Reyes is a well-known Mexican silversmith, highly sought after among silver collectors for his superb designs and quality workmanship. This hanukkiah, or Hanukkah menorah, is elegant in its simplicity. Triangular in form, it carries a [...]