Spinning Dreidel 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 metal dreidel.
Vav Wearing Tefillin - V'ahavta 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 these tefillin cases.
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.
Shabbat Candles with Yud Flames 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 these 18th century Polish Shabbat candlesticks.
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 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.
Matchbox for Lighting Juventino Lopez Reyes Hanukkiah 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 Juventino Lopez Reyes' Hanukkiah.
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 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 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 [...]