Visual Arts
by Lior Zaltzman, JTA | Mar 30, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic, The Arts, Visual Arts
Back in 2012, when Deborah Feldman’s memoir “Unorthodox” came out, several people recommended I read this bestselling tale about a young woman leaving the Satmar Chasidic sect. I didn’t follow their advice, but I absolutely should have. It’s an important and... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Mar 27, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” –Twyla Tharp, dancer, choreographer and author Since Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency in Maryland on Mar. 5, theatrical productions, concerts, book talks and exhibition openings around the... read more
by Curt Schleier, JTA | Mar 16, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, The Arts, Visual Arts
David Simon originally read Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America” around the time the novel was released in 2004. An alternate history, the book posits that Charles Lindbergh defeated Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election, signed a non-aggression... read more
by Emily Burack | Feb 10, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
When Adam Sandler was shut out of this year’s Academy Award nominations for “Uncut Gems,” the Oscars lost out on the chance to have an acceptance speech as hilarious as the one Sandler delivered Saturday at the Independent Film Spirit Awards. But this year’s... read more
by Aliza Friedlander | Feb 4, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, The Arts, Visual Arts
Pnina Pfeuffer is a social activist, writer, feminist, mother of two, Jerusalem resident and former political candidate who holds both a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and a master’s degree in organizational behavior. She’s also a Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Jew on... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Jan 30, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Fun, Museum, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
Bagels and banjos. Hebrew and harmonicas. Isaac Bashevis Singer and Pete Seeger. You could say that Jewish culture and the American folk music tradition are a natural fit. Do banjos and Yiddishkeit mix? (File photo) The staff at the Jewish Museum of Maryland realized... read more
by Gabe Friedman | Dec 10, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Visual Arts
As soon as I exited a recent screening of “Uncut Gems,” I needed to express my feelings about the sheer cinematic bliss I’d experienced for two hours nonstop. “Just got out of ‘Uncut Gems,’ the new Adam Sandler movie coming out,” I texted a friend.... read more
by Emily Burack | Nov 27, 2019 | Arts & Life, Film & TV, Performing Arts, Visual Arts
Like me, actress, comedian and author Tiffany Haddish will celebrate her bat mitzvah in December. But that’s where the similarities end between our coming-of-age ceremonies. Mine was on the eve of my 13th birthday in the suburbs of New York City, while Haddish’s will... read more
by JMORE Staff | Sep 12, 2019 | Arts & Life, Gallery ONLY, The Arts, Visual Arts
In a few weeks, Jews around the globe will embrace the future by welcoming the start of the Jewish new year of 5780. But why not occasionally pause and take a journey back in time? The exhibition “Baltimore’s Bygone Synagogues: History Captured” will be... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Sep 5, 2019 | Art, Arts & Life, Fashion, Film & TV, Fun, Museum, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Uncategorized, Visual Arts
We get it. The end of summer can be bittersweet. The days get shorter, the temps are cooler, school’s back in session and the pace picks up immeasurably. But fall is also a season of great beginnings. The High Holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish new year,... read more
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