Torah Pointer (Yad) Silver, 10 ½ in. St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888 B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection, gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz 2015.17.470 This yad is engraved with a leaf and vine motif that runs along its entire length. Inscribed on the upper knop is a clue as to how it came to its Russian [...]
Torah Pointer (Yad) Cast brass, 9 in. 20th century, Middle East B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection, gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz 2015.17.468 Unlike most yads, which are made of silver, this yad is made of brass with a high copper content, meant to imitate gold. The inscription on the yad says, ‘Adonai is One [...]
Torah Pointer (Yad) Silver, turquoise, and precious stones, 8 ½ in. Israel, 1950 B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection 2015.17.467 This yad is unique—instead of being made of pure silver or gilt, it is decorated with turquoise and gems.
Torah Pointer (Yad) Silver, 11 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. 20th century B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection, gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz 2015.17.358 Engraved with vine and leaf motifs, this ornamental yad is inscribed with the name of a possible former owner—Mr. Evan Morris Kutler/Katler. The knops are articulated with wavy lines.
Torah Pointer (Yad) Cast and filigree silver, 11 ½ in. 19th century, Russia B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection, gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz 2015.17.466 Yad means ‘hand’ in Hebrew, indicating the pointing hand on top of the piece. This hand is used to locate the place in the Torah scroll where the baal koreh, [...]
Torah Pointer (Yad) M. Goldsmidt Cast and stamped silver, 12 1/16 x 1 ¾ in. Poland, 1860 B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection 2015.17.357 This yad would have been the height of Judaic fashion in the 1860s. Its pattern of bulbs along the design was very much in vogue in late 19th century Europe. Its artist, M. [...]
Mizrah Russia, 1810 Ink and gouache on cut paper, h 11 ¾ x w. 15 ¾ in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of the Skirball Museum; gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz, TAP 0574 Mizrah is the Hebrew word for “east” and the direction that Jews in the Diaspora west of Israel face during [...]
Untitled White David Einstein (b. 1946) United States, 1979 Acrylic on canvas, h. 49 ½ x w. 37 ½ in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick Collection of the Skirball Museum, TAJ0057 Born in Detroit, Michigan, David Einstein earned his MFA at Wayne State University. Since the 1970s, he has taught at Wayne State, Oakland Community College, [...]
Happy Holiday (in Arabic: "Holiday Blessings on the Occasion of Purim") Reem Al-Halawani Acrylic, pencil, marker, glue on canvas Jerusalem, 2010 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.40, .44 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: From My Jerusalem to Our Jerusalem, The Institute for the Study of Communities [...]
To Leave a Mark Abdallah Al-Khatib; Ortal Watte Acrylic, pencil, marker, glue on canvas Jerusalem, 2010 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.139, 142 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: From My Jerusalem to Our Jerusalem, The Institute for the Study of Communities and Religions in Israel, 2010, [...]
