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OH MAN! SNOW MAN!

This charming, easy-to-read story booklet was intended to encourage Hebrew knowledge in young children. It contains fanciful stories and brightly colored illustrations, and is a testament to the optimism and exuberance of Lithuanian Jewish life immediately preceding the Holocaust.

Ish-Sheleg (Snow Man) (belonging to a group of four booklets) Vilna, ca. 1937 Author/illustrator:B[er] Sarin Calligrapher: Shlomo Yahalom Publisher: U. Margolis and S. Klaczko 8 pp, 3 b/w + 4 color ills. + color cover ill. Collection of Yeshiva University Museum The Jean Sorkin Moldovan Collection Gift of the Jesselson Family

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ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS… IT WON’T SNUFF OUT THIS CHANUKAH LIGHT!

Is it a lunch box? A puzzle box? No, it’s a Hanukkah lamp that shields the candle flames from the wind. Much jazzier than the brass boxes found outside many homes in Israel.

Hanukkah lamp, Menahem Berman, metal, glass, Israel, ca. 1978 Collection of Yeshiva University Museum

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calebherbert:

I haven’t listened to this, but the video is stunningly taken. Look at the Hebrew letters, look how they are perfectly aligned. See the Torah - it really shines!

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NEW YUM VIDEO: STEPS CLOSER TO PRAGUE - MARK PODWAL

In this video companion to an exhibition currently at Yeshiva University Museum, Artist Mark Podwal discusses his artistic engagement with Jewish Prague, and his most recent and ambitious project to design new textiles for the famed Altneuschul. The video was produced in conjunction with the exhibition at Yeshiva University Museum, Old and the New: Mark Podwal’s Textiles for the Altneuschul
(November 27, 2011 - January 15, 2012 — preview week starts November 24th)

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GRAPHIC DETAILS IN VOGUE… BRASIL!

Sadly, nobody at YUM is proficient in Portuguese. But we are elated that this story ran in Vogue Brasil. Apparently, Graphic Details has stirred a great bit of interest down south, and this article is just one example of it. Kudo’s to YUM!

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PAROCHET? ‘CZECH’ OUT YUM’S NEWEST EXHIBITION: OLD AND THE NEW - MARK PODWAL’S TEXTILES FOR THE ALTNEUSCHUL IN PRAGUE

November 27, 2011 - January 15, 2012 (Special sneak-preview week starting November 20th)

Prague’s Altneuschul (Old-New Synagogue), the world’s oldest operating synagogue, is celebrated through numerous legends and for its architectural beauty. Constructed in 1270, the synagogue is a place of worship and community activity, and a symbol of Czech-Jewish identity. Mark Podwal, an internationally recognized New York-based artist, was commissioned to design new textiles for the sanctuary. Embroidered in shimmering gold thread on rich velvet, the textiles reflect the traditions and mythology of the Altneuschul and one of the world’s most vibrant Jewish communities. Yeshiva University Museum is privileged to unveil the textiles before they are sent to Prague to be formally dedicated and installed. They are complemented by a selection of the artist’s earlier graphic works.

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YUM’S PAGE FOR ‘OLD AND THE NEW: MARK PODWAL’S TEXTILES FOR THE ALTNEUSCHUL IN PRAGUE’ IS NOW LIVE

You may wonder where we’ve been. Answer: Installing the soon-to-open elegant exhibition on new textiles just made for the oldest operating synagogue in the world. Heard of the Golem? Yeah, it’s in there. Heard of 700 years old? Yep, this synagogue is that old.

This image is one of several murals that the artist drew on the gallery walls. Truly spectacular.

The exhibition opens November 27th, but you can get a special sneak peak starting November 20th. Check out the show page here: http://yumuseum.tumblr.com/OldandNew

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FROM BUZZINE: Funny Jewish Female Art on Display

By: Roslyn Bernstein

October 28, 2011

(Yeshiva University Museum, New York) “It’s all in the nose,” said graphic novelist Ariel Schrag, reacting humorously to ARTnews Executive Editor and moderator Robin Cembalest’s question about whether Jewish women artists are more confessional than men. “The nose makes you want to confess.”

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CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE REVIEW AT THE BUZZINE SITE

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REGARDING "Is Jewish Museum Boom Good?" from the Baltimore Jewish Times

Oh dear, this is certainly food for thought from our vantage point as a small Jewish art museum. On one hand, nobody does the kind of work that we do. On the other hand, there are at least 4 other Jewish museums of one sort or another in this town. … Still, every museum brings a new approach, a new articulation, and a special message that adds to our great communal discourse. So perhaps there’s never anything wrong with any type of museum boom. Then again, how to pay for it all?

Check out the article at the Baltimore Jewish Times

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BRINGING MY DAUGHTER - COMIC ABOUT YUM’S OPENING IN OCTOBER

by Lauren Weinstein, on October 13, 2011 at 9:01 am Posted In: baby, creative problems, events, sketchbook

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FROM BUZZINE: Funny Jewish Female Art on Display

REGARDING "Is Jewish Museum Boom Good?" from the Baltimore Jewish Times

FROM BUZZINE: Funny Jewish Female Art on Display

REGARDING "Is Jewish Museum Boom Good?" from the Baltimore Jewish Times

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