Illuminate: Laura Hodes on Jewish Art and Artists

Empathizing with the Golem

The work of Mark Podwal, Judith Joseph and Joshua Arbabanel

Apr 27 • Laura Hodes

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On this Yom HaZikaron: Andi Arnovitz's "Mothers and Sons"

The series of hand-colored etchings, “Mothers and Sons,” by Israeli-American artist Andi Arnovitz, is quiet yet powerful.

Apr 21 • Laura Hodes

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For Yom HaShoah: The Works of Three Women Artists Show Power of Embroidery, Hand-stitching and Tapestry to Commemorate the Holocaust

The art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, Caren Garfen and Berit Engen

Apr 14 • Laura Hodes

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The Folk Art of Malcah Zeldis: Painting the Seder Table

In the Judaica gallery at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), “Passover Seder” (1984), an oil painting by Malcah Zeldis stands out with its bright, bold…

Apr 1 • Laura Hodes

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March 2026

Emergency Golem: Re-visiting the Golem Legend in Contemporary Art

Artists Tobi Kahn, Joel Silverstein and Maxwell Bauman

Mar 16 • Laura Hodes

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Painting Anguish and Despair: The Jewish School of London artists

Getting acquainted with painters Frank Auerbach, Lucien Freud and Leon Kossoff

Mar 1 • Laura Hodes

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February 2026

Warm up with these radiant paintings by Four American Jewish artists

Some select works at the Yale University Art Gallery

Feb 20 • Laura Hodes

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On Chaim Gross: Radical Joy

A New View of his Sculptures-A Deliberate Choice to Embrace Joy

Feb 6 • Laura Hodes

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January 2026

On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day: A Look at the Art of Jacqueline Kott-Wolle

Art as a way to remember and to honor

Jan 28 • Laura Hodes

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Mid-Century Artists and the Holocaust:

Ben-Zion, Hyman Bloom and more - Indiana University's exhibit on American Artists and the Holocaust

Jan 23 • Laura Hodes

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Art as Escape and Means to Re-create Identity

reflections on ICE shooting, and a new book about the mysterious artists' muse, Maria Lani

Jan 8 • Laura Hodes

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Resilience, Defiance and Beauty

Zoe Buckman's "Who by Fire" Works and the Miami Beach Holocaust Memorial

Jan 6 • Laura Hodes

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