Photo: Courtesy of Susie Braha Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have been married to my wonderful husband Morris for 44 years. We have 5 daughters and 7 grandchildren. We are members of a thriving Jewish community on the Jersey Shore. What inspired you to become an artist? In 2011, […]
Tag: Modern Art
Meet the Artist: Keren Keet
Photo: Courtesy of Keren Keet Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and grew up in London, where I live with my husband and children. I come from a traditional Jewish background, but became fully observant in my late teens. I have always loved art, and started working as […]
Meet the Artist: Meryl Cohen
Photo: Courtesy of Meryl Cohen Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I made Aliyah in 2010 from the United States with my husband of 30 years. We are a blended family of 8 children. I am self-taught, but was fortunate enough to always have excellent mentors to keep me growing as […]
Meet the Artist: Aviva Bloom of Creavivity Art
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 […]
Meet The Artist: David Goldberg
Chrysanthemums Photo: Courtesy of David Goldberg Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Cork, Southern Ireland. The community was always quite small, about 100 families. We were an orthodox household. I began to paint when I was about 7. My mother took me to a wonderful woman […]
Meet The Artist: Aaron of MyAarton
© MyAarton Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Aaron, I am 24 years old and I live in the Paris suburbs. Graduated in IT engineering and in IT for Finance, I am currently working in Finance for a French Insurance firm. In terms of hobbies (painting excluded), I […]
Meet The Artist: May-Bell Bareket
© May-Bell Bareket Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Shalom, I’m May-Bell Bareket, a Danish Jewish artist, currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark where I was born and where I also grew up. As both my parents are from Israel, I have always felt connected to Israel. During my adult life, I […]
Meet The Artist: Nicolas Cadi (EN)
© Nicolas Cadi Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Nicolas Cadi, I am 41. I was born in Provence (south of France), more specifically the Provence of the Popes that was, back in the middle ages, an independent enclave within the realm of France. The Jews were living […]
Meet The Artist: Nicolas Cadi (FR)
© Nicolas Cadi Parlez-nous un peu de vous et de votre parcours. Je m’appelle Nicolas Cadi, j’ai 41 ans. Je suis né en Provence, plus spécifiquement la Provence des papes qui constituait au moyen-âge une enclave indépendante dans le royaume de France. Les juifs y vivaient en paix, l’Eglise ne les persécutait pas. Ils servaient […]
Meet the Artist: Galia Goodman, Ecological Jewish Artist and Hiker
This interview was conducted by Jonathan Homrighausen. © Pictures provided by Galia Goodman Jonathan Homrighausen is a calligrapher and a doctoral student in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Duke University. He is author of Illuminating Justice: The Ethical Imagination of The Saint John’s Bible (Liturgical Press, 2018), and his own work may be seen at jdhomiecalligraphy.com. Over warm cider […]