Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) Marika Somogyi (b. Budapest, Hungary 1933) USA, 1993 Bronze, h. 1 ¾ x w. 1 ¾ in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, Jewish-American Hall of Fame Collection, gift of Mel and Esther Wacks, Debra Wacks, and Shari Wacks, 2019.7.49 Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Bernstein began learning piano as a young boy when the [...]
Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) Gerta Ries Wiener (Germany 1898-2000 New York) USA, 1971 Bronze, h. 1 ¾ x w. 1 ¾ in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, Jewish-American Hall of Fame Collection, gift of Mel and Esther Wacks, Debra Wacks, and Shari Wacks, 2019.7.5 Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky to Jewish immigrants from Bohemia, Louis Dembitz [...]
Seder Plate Germany, late 19th century Silver, silver mail, velvet, h. 15 x dia. 13 in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.425 On the first and second nights of Passover, Jews around the world engage in a methodical meal call the Seder. Seder in Hebrew means order. The Passover seder follows a specific order to [...]
Circumcision Set Case: wood, l. 8 ½ x w. 1 11/16 x d 5/8 in.; instruments: silver; prepuce holder: l.3 1/16 x w. 5/8 x d. ¼ in.; container: l. 2 ½ x w. 1 1/6 x d. 15/16 in.; spoon: l. 3 ½ x w ½ x d. ¼ in. Israel, ca. 1950 B’nai [...]
Head Covering (Sterntichl) Poland, 18th century Baroque and seed pearls, rose diamonds, and gold wire on velvet, l. 10 x w. 4 x d. 2 in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz, 2015.17.143 Pious Jewish women cut their hair and cover their heads after they marry as [...]
All Our Hands to the Light Joint painting by Israeli and Palestinian children Acrylic, pencil, marker, glue on canvas, 42 7/8 x 35" Jerusalem, 2010 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.120 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: From My Jerusalem to Our Jerusalem, The Institute for the Study of [...]
Tree of Peace Mahmud Al-Tamimi Colored pencil, marker, and pencil on paper, 19 1/8 x 13 3/8” Jerusalem, 2003 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.42 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: Brotherhood Between Cultures, The Institute for the Study of Communities and Religions in Israel, 2010, p. 31.
Bombs in the City Center Chicko Afriat Acrylic and pencil on paper, 13 1/8 x 19 1/8" Jerusalem, 2003 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.9 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: Brotherhood Between Cultures, The Institute for the Study of Communities and Religions in Israel, 2010, p. 5. [...]
Our Jerusalem Manar Mrakstu, Orli Bergelson, and Galia Vigodny (joint painting); Abd Al-Aziz Sabbah, Jonathan Bar Shalom (joint painting); Suleiman Sabbah, Yusef Abu Sneineh, Matias Jelski (joint painting); Marwa Sabbah, Osher Shabat (joint painting) Oil pastel, chalk, collage, and pencil on paper, 14 x 19.5" Jerusalem, 2010 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and [...]
Religions Flourish in Peace Joint Painting by Dafna Ben-Ari, Safa’ Mansur, Alexandra Rivera Pastel, collage, acrylic, and pencil on board, 19 ½" x 27 3/8" Jerusalem, 2010 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.108 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: From My Jerusalem to Our Jerusalem, The Institute for [...]
