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Art A nuanced and disquieting vision of Europe after the Holocaust
Thirty years ago, photographer Jill Freedman sought to document sites of destruction and the resurgence of Jewish life
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Art How a new Jewish holiday is inspiring a new Jewish ritual
31 'tzedek boxes' are inspiring viewers to take stock of their behavior year-round
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Art How one artist’s work mattered even more than the subjects he photographed
Julius Shulman's photography did a better job of selling buildings than the buildings themselves
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Art ‘I am the map, the quilt, and tablecloth of those who have come before me’
'HaMapah,' a new installation at Fentster, traces dancer Adam McKinney's multifaceted ancestry
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Culture Slave and victim of the Nazi regime — the complicated legacy of Bruno Schulz
Benjamin Balint delves into the history of the 'virtuoso of language and image' who was murdered on 'Black Thursday'
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Art A Jewish painter, perhaps, but undeniably a spiritually transcendent one
Standing before the paintings of Helen Frankenthaler, it's hard not to feel a sense of awakening
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Fast Forward How did a Nazi revisionist message make its way into a piece of public art?
The artwork on display near Tacoma, Washington, is being modified before its unveiling
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Art In this striking portrait of an Ethiopian Jew, she found a surprising connection to her family history
Turns out the background of Kehinde Wiley's painting was inspired by a 19th centry mizrah
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