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 [...]
The Old City in Mourning Reem Al-Halawani Acrylic and marker on paper, 19 1/8 x 13 1/8" Jerusalem, 2003 Gift of The Institute for the Study of Religions and Communities in Israel, 2016.15.10 Publications: Children of Jerusalem Painting Pain, Dreaming Peace: Brotherhood Between Cultures, The Institute for the Study of Communities and Religions in Israel, 2003, p. [...]
Calendar Days and Nights Alice Lok Cahana (Hungary 1929–2017 Portland, OR) United States, 1981 Acrylic on canvas, h. 67 3/8 x 42 ½ in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of the artist, 41.426
Seder Plate Villeroy & Boch, limited edition of 500 Luxembourg, 1983 Porcelain, d. 14 in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Jerome S. and Suzanne Teller, 2017.2 The festival of Passover recalls the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and proclaims the message of freedom for all humanity. The holiday begins with the seder, which means [...]
Statue of Liberty Lamp Manfred Anson (Germany 1922–2012 New Jersey) Brass; cast, engraved, h. 23 x w. 16 ½ x 7 in. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Jerome S. and Suzanne Teller, 2017.1 Manfred Anson escaped Nazi Germany, found safe refuge in Australia, and eventually immigrated to America. This Hanukkah lamp’s individual statuettes were cast [...]
Pillar of Fire and Pillar of Cloud David Holleman (Arlington, MA 1927–2020 Lexington, MA) USA, 1977 Stained glass with epoxy edge gluing mounted on plate glass, h. 80 in. x w. 36in. Dedicated in 1977. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, formerly Temple Beth El, Quincy, MA and Temple [...]
Mount Sinai: The Giving of the Ten Commandments David Holleman (Arlington, MA 1927–2020 Lexington, MA) USA, 1965 Stained glass with epoxy edge gluing mounted on plate glass, h. 5 ft. x w. 5ft. Dedicated in 1965. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, formerly Temple Beth El, Quincy, MA and [...]
The Holocaust David Holleman (Arlington, MA 1927–2020 Lexington, MA) USA, 1960's Stained glass with epoxy edge gluing mounted on plate glass, h. 12 ft. x w. 5ft. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, formerly Temple Beth El, Quincy, MA and Temple Shalom, Milton, MA, 2015.1.5 This window was given [...]
Redemption: The Parting of The Red Sea David Holleman (Arlington, MA 1927–2020 Lexington, MA) USA, 1960's Stained glass with epoxy edge gluing mounted on plate glass, h. 8 ft. x w. 5.5 ft. Dedicated in memory of Fannie Stein, Harry Stein, and Ida Coffman. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue [...]
Revelation: The Burning Bush David Holleman (Arlington, MA 1927–2020 Lexington, MA) USA, 1960's Stained glass with epoxy edge gluing mounted on plate glass, h. 8 ft. x w. 5.5 ft. Dedicated in memory of Sarah Rosen, Harry Fishman, and Anna and Louis Kurtzman. Cincinnati Skirball Museum, gift of Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, [...]
