Art Magazine
Photo: Courtesy of Jennifer Kaplan Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am an artist, mom of two, and development director at Gross Schechter Day School in Cleveland, Ohio. I have always been creative, and love incorporating my Judaism into my art. I attended the same day school where I now […]
Photo: Courtesy of Shulamit Ron Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Kishinev, the former Soviet Union. As a child, I didn’t know that I’m Jewish or what being Jewish meant. I have started really learning about Judaism only when I was 32 and met my husband. Hannoch […]
Photo: Courtesy of Akiva Designs Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Akiva, I am 30 years old, married with three children and live in Bremen where I am a member of the orthodox Jewish community. I am a freelance artist for Hebrew Calligraphy and love everything that has […]
Photo: Courtesy of Laurie Sartani & Zohar Jolles Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Zohar and I are partners, creating decorated, hand painted, Judaic and functional ceramics. I am the potter, creating the surfaces for Zohar’s decorations. We both live and work in Moshav Merhavia, in the North of Israel. We […]
Photo: Courtesy of Aviva Bloom Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was raised in Newton, Massachusetts and was artistic from a young age. My parents fostered my artistic side by sending me to art camps and to Emunah V’Omanut for my year abroad. I made aliyah in July 2019 What […]
Photo: Courtesy of Anna Kozemjakin Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in Ukraine. I have a master’s degree in History and Jewish studies from the International Solomon University (Kyiv, Ukraine). I spent one year in Stockholm at the “Paideia – European institute for Jewish studies in […]
Photo: Courtesy of Judith Joseph Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a very Jewish home. My father called us “non-observant Orthodox” because we knew the rules but didn’t necessarily follow them. My parents were intellectually curious, and conversation at home was nerdy: Judaism, history, […]
Photo: Courtesy of Noa Attias / Photographer: Efrat Cohen Art has been part of my Noa’s life since the day she was born and so it was only natural that she started making Paper cuts from her apartment in Jerusalem when she was still in her early twenties. She was a Graphic design artist then […]
Photo: Courtesy of Malka Klein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m Malka, a calligrapher & artist living in Israel. I’m originally from New Jersey and grew up with a love for drawing and reading that fell to the background as a teen when academics became my focus. I moved to […]
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have been a Wilmington, Delaware resident for my entire life, except for when I went to the University of Delaware (1971-1975) and lived in Newark 15 miles away. I learned about Calligraphy at U of D’s Art History program when I took Medieval Art […]