Art
Modern Menorahs That Break the Mold
From a banana menorah to versions by Dalí and Peter Shire, artists have long remixed the traditional Hanukkah lamp.
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Announcement
Redemption at Last: Yael Bartana’s Solo Exhibition Opens at the Jewish Museum Berlin
At the core of Yael Bartana: Redemption Now is the commissioned video work "Malka Germania," which the artist produced at historically charged locations across Berlin.
News
Jewish Studies Scholars Support Resigned Director of Berlin's Jewish Museum with Two Public Letters
Leading Jewish studies scholars came out in defense of Peter Schäfer, himself a prominent Talmud Scholar, and called accusations of anti-Semitism against him "false" and "outrageous."
In Brief
Berlin's Jewish Museum Director Resigns After Criticism Over BDS-Related Tweet
Peter Schäfer stepped down from his post after the museum faced criticism for tweeting out an open letter opposing the labeling of the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) as anti-Semitic.
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Israeli Government Sends Letter to German Chancellor Requesting the Country Cut Funding to Jewish Museum in Berlin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office sent the letter directly to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, voicing disapproval for the museum's exhibition Welcome to Jerusalem.
Opinion
Jews in a Box
As anyone who's ever been expected to represent their entire religion/race/ethnicity/gender/world view knows, it's a pretty difficult task. And yet this is what it seems random volunteers are being asked to do for an exhibition that opened at Berlin's Jewish Museum a week and a half ago. The show, t