Bay Area artist Aimee Golant has long been known for her jewelry and Judaica, but her recent work has sent her in a new direction: trying to bridge the gap between Orthodox Jews and the non-Orthodox. “One of my driving goals is to create more peace in the world,” she told J recently. “And in…
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Reinstallation ceremony set for restored S.F. Holocaust memorial
A public viewing of the famed Holocaust sculpture by George Segal at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor will take place on Feb. 22 after a $65,000 four-month…
Religion
This designer’s Judaica reflects her Jewish Japanese identity and aesthetic
Even before she became Jewish, Kristin Eriko Posner was already quite used to navigating a mixed identity. The daughter of a Japanese immigrant mother and…
Art
Marc Chagall painting stolen 20 years ago resurfaces at auction in Israel
“Where’s the Chagall?” asked a visitor to Tel Aviv’s Gordon Gallery on a January morning in 1996, hoping to glimpse one of the prize lots being…
Art
Paintings of Jewish life in prewar Poland at Reutlinger
A new exhibit at the Jewish Heritage Museum at the Reutlinger Community in Danville features reproductions of famed Polish artist Moshe Rynecki’s…
Parenting
My 7-year-old is a creative type. So I let him create.
One of the highlights of my 7-year-old son’s winter break was getting to visit his summer camp counselor. Cynthia, who directed the arts day camp that…
Hanukkah
After food writing career, artist finds appetite for ceramics
When Elaine Corn took her first ceramics workshop a decade ago, she didn’t know that it would spark a new passion — nor that years later it would become a…
Art
This artist retreat emphasizes that it’s a rich time for Jewish art in the Bay Area
On a misty fall morning, deep in the redwood forests of Mill Valley, more than two dozen Bay Area artists gather to play. A mix of writers, musicians,…
Art & About
Revisiting 1968 at the de Young; art, booze and sacred words in East Bay
“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…