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Graffiti artist Benzi Brofman, who created the exhibition, was painting murals at the Nova music festival in southern Israel just hours before Hamas’s invasion.
This year’s theme is “The Ark,” in reference to the biblical story of Noah, recounting a catastrophic flood that wipes out humanity but which leads to redemption.
“The media speaks about what they want to speak about, The artists speak about the feelings of survivors and hostages,” sculptor Yarin Didi told JNS.
A caricature of a clueless American academic, Lyle Culpepper amuses hundreds of thousands online with his enthusiasm for “Ji-hottie” terrorists.
Yuval Buchstab will present electric kalimbas developed with his slain brother Yagev at the Jerusalem Design Week’s matchmaker project.
The business owner told “CBS” that he’s been “losing sleep” over the mural and its reception. “It’s heart-wrenching.”
A National Gallery of Art curator told JNS that it is “quite striking” that the only painting in the 1874 Impressionism show that related to religion was by a Jewish artist known for portraying Jewish scenes.
“Oh God, I’m going to cry in front of Carol Burnett, fantastic,” Alex Edelman said as he accepted his award.
The New York artist, who drew for “The New York Times” for decades, developed a close connection with the Altneuschul in Prague and often drew on Jewish history and faith, including in works syndicated in JNS.
Jewish and Israeli visitors to the Fondazione Prada have been offended by clear anti-Jewish undertones on display.
Recordings of police interrogations of the prime minister and his family have generated acute interest in the film.
The Shin Bet claims it ordered the arrest without charges of filmmaker Avraham Shapira due to his involvement in violence in Samaria.
