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Sabbath. oil on canvas by Max Weber, 1941. while Weber became well-known for his modernist paintings and Cubist influence, many of his later paintings focused on scenes of Jewish life. nearly all of his these paintings were done after 1918 and focused on study or prayer or portraiture.

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Esther Scroll in golden case, Poland, 19th century

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Shavuot - The Harvest. acrylic on canvas by Harry Lieberman, 1974. born in the shtetl Gniewoszów in the Pale of Settlement, Lieberman immigrated to the United States in 1906. he began painting when he was seventy-six years old and continued to paint for the rest of his life, inspired primarily by Jewish history, religion, and mysticism.

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Ruler of the roost

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Esther Scroll in golden case, Poland, 19th century

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Pretty lady

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Spice Container by Firm of Neresheimer, Hanau, Germany, late 19th to early 20th century

Spice Container, Bohemia, Moravia or Poland, late 18th-early 19th century

Spice Container, Berdichev (?), Russian Empire, 1810-20

Spice Container, Venice (Italy), 17th-18th century

Spice Container, Yemen or Palestine, late 19th-early 20th century

Spice Container, Poland, 1881

Spice Container, Poland or Russia, first half 19th century

Spice Container, Poland or Russian Empire, 19th century

Spice Container by L L or S S, Poland, first half 19th century

Spice Container, Poland or Russia, first half 19th century

Spice Container, Frankfurt am Main (?) (Germany), c. 1550, repairs and additions 1650/51

Some of my favorite spice containers from The Jewish Museum NY's website

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Home protection amulet and Mizrah plaque by Akiva Hass, Ukraine, Lviv, 1920s

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Antique Jewish wedding rings.

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Aaron, Moses & Hur by Arthur Szyk in the Szyk Haggadah

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thinking about this (made in russia) hebrew pocketwatch my grandmother gave me a few years ago… she couldn’t remember how she acquired it.

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Ephraim Moshe Lilien The Dybbuk c.1908

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A European Passover textile, circa 1900

Embellished with openwork embroidery and inscribed in Hebrew with text from the Haggadah: Let all who are hungry come and eat; Let all who are needy come and celebrate Passover and the words Pesach, Matzah and Maror.

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Various caps from the Jewish Museum

Poland (1850) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (2000) | Poland (19th century) Bîrlad, Romania (1863) | Ottoman Empire (19th century) | Bîrlad, Romania (1863) Amsterdam, Netherlands (1997) | Uzbekistan (early 20th century) | Jerusalem (early 20th century)

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In this zine we present you the jewish symbols of the famous SchUM cities - Speyer, Worms and Mainz. They were important jewish communities from the High Middle Ages, and SchUM is the acronym made up of the first letters of the hebrew names of the cities.

The symbols were taken from tombstones, synagogue ornamentations, floor tiles and even from a mikveh. We used linocut prints for creating the zine, where along with the symbols you can read about its meaning and a bit of history about their place of origin and the communities.

The importance of the SchUM cities that they were significant centers of ashkenazi judaism, showcasing early, well-preserved jewish community life, architectural innovation and scholarship. These communities considered as a cradle for ashkenazic judaism, many customs and regulations existing still today actually came from the communities that lived here.

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painting round 4 poll 12

Blessing of the new moon by Artur Markowicz, 1933:

propaganda: It has such a soft fuzzy feel to it, just makes me feel very comfortable when i look at it.

Warsaw Old Town Square at night by Józef Pankiewicz, 1892:

propaganda: The colors create such an amazing mood.