Jewish Art in Times of War: How We Can Creatively Combat Antisemitism / November 8, 2023 by Sam Abelow

On October 7th, about two weeks before this excursion described above, Hamas infamously attacked civilians in Southern Israel. The terrorists performed barbaric acts. The mystic asks: Where is this Hamas in me? That is the red fox. My own inner animal, which when left untamed, can do the unspeakable.

I traveled to the university museum on a Wednesday. That previous Saturday, as the Sabbath came to a close, my friend Levi Paris asleep upstairs, I flipped through the New Yorker – a magazine subscription my parents have had for decades. The very last page was an advertisement for an exhibition at the local university gallery: In Real Times - Arthur Szyk:

Anselm Kiefer: My Encounter with the German Titan of Painting / February 24, 2023 by Sam Abelow

Anselm Kiefer is a titan of painting. He is the only living painter with a work at the Louvre. As an American jewish artist, who is studying at a yeshiva, it was especially meaningful that Kiefer, a German artist, approached jewish themes. Our conversation was memorable and is documented in this blog.