Synagogue painting on view in major ‘birth’ of Impressionism show in DC 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. Menachem Wecker Sept. 17, 2024
Once jeered as too pretty, Impressionism is now marshaled in climate-change activism Even as they bring contemporary politics into the story, museums tend to overlook the antisemitism that divided Impressionists over the Dreyfus Affair in the late 19th century. Menachem Wecker March 20, 2023
