“Something old, something new” is a phrase usually associated with wedding dresses. But it applies also to the cycle of creation, to wit, these two enticing arts events – one giving new context to an archival body of photographic work, the other using ancient Jewish texts to spark new artistic production. Ruth-Marion Baruch’s 1968 exhibition…
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Mexican-Jewish artist's colorful portraits of ‘the other’
Mexican-Jewish artist Aliza Nisenbaum sees a failure to communicate in the modern world — and her work as a way to counteract the dilemma. “The problem…
Philanthropy
S.F.-based Pritzker Fund endows major historical photo collection in Israel
In the black-and-white photograph, men and boys lean against the Western Wall, while women sit just behind them. The year is 1880, or thereabouts, and…
Books
Refugees’ stories illuminate universal pain of leaving home
In “Refugees in America,” Rabbi Lee T. Bycel introduces his book with lines from a poem by British-based writer and activist Warsan Shire, born in Kenya…
Art
S.F. Holocaust Memorial sculpture to undergo restoration
Visitors to the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco after Sept. 20 will notice that the Holocaust Memorial is missing. But not to worry. The…
Art
Robert Frank, influential photographer known for ‘The Americans,’ dies at 94
Robert Frank, a documentary photographer best known for his book “The Americans,” has died. Frank, a resident of Manhattan, died Monday in Inverness, Nova…
Trailblazers
Dorothy Saxe: a masterpiece of generosity and understanding
Part of Trailblazers, a series of profiles of Jewish men and women who build and sustain our Jewish community, supported by a generous donation from Carol…
Art & About
Art around the Bay this month: hate speech, sacred texts and shrooms
For me, as a native New Yorker, September has always signaled the start of the busiest cultural season. The Bay Area is no slouch either in that regard.…
Northern California
‘Auschwitz-themed’ Barbie Death Camp at Burning Man catches ADL’s eye
The San Francisco-based office of the Anti-Defamation League is investigating a macabre art display it called “offensive” and trivializing of the…