Jewish art

At the northern tip of Maine, this artist fostered a Jewish community. It couldn’t help him escape a troubled past.

“I guess I’m a purist,” says Raphael Gribetz, who left behind the trauma of his Jewish New York roots. “But I’ve suffered. And I continue to suffer.”

By Ben Harris January 8, 2021 11:30 am

Why US lawmakers want Germany to take another look in its museums

Prodded by a retired American-British physician, Congress members are going to bat for Holocaust survivors and their heirs over Nazi-looted art.

January 6, 2016 4:06 pm

A Stunningly Illustrated Torah Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before

An astronaut, a cowboy, and a girl kissing a moose have just made it into the Bible, thanks to the incredible vision of artist Archie Rand. This is not your standard scroll, obviously. And yet it is a very precise vision of these ancient words. There are 613 mitzvot that are commonly called the “commandments” […]

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