Judah S. Harris
By Judah S. Harris
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Culture Southern Comfort
Charleston, S.C., has had a Jewish presence since 1695, and now, a few centuries later, it has introduced a Jewish Culture Festival, which its organizers hope will teach Charleston about its Jews and teach other Jews about the South. It’s a long history. Jews arrived barely 25 years after the British landed and established the…
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The Schmooze Arthur Szyk: A ‘Master Illuminator’ Illuminated
I spent a couple of informative hours last Tuesday evening at “Methods of a Master Illuminator,” a new exhibit of Arthur Szyk’s art showing at the Broome Street Gallery through April 25. Irv Ungar, a dealer and foremost expert on Szyk’s work, and co-curator Allison Chang, have assembled an impressive collection of original art, prints,…
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