Derick Baegert, ‘Crucifixion,’ Dortmund, ca. 1475. Propsteikirche, Dortmund. “Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Jewish Iconography,” by Sara Lipton, Metropolitan Books, 416 pages ...

Decoding iconography, therefore, also requires a very careful examination of these literary structures and linguistic nuances, considering the original Hebrew and its subsequent translations.

Jewish values celebrate education, service, prayer, ethical behavior, and the honoring of boundaries—all expressions of a ...

The project was established in the 1970s by the late Bezalel Narkiss, an Israeli art historian who wanted to create a catalogue of Jewish iconography similar to Princeton University’s Index of ...

In some ways, Sukkot is the most contemporary of holidays. Many pay good money and invest a lot of time and effort to obtain a beautiful etrog-indeed its biblical name is "fruit of the beautiful ...

Little Jewish iconography remains on the old streets of Kaifeng today, and a majority of the country’s Jewish population are expatriates living in commercial centers such as Shanghai, Beijing ...

Archaeologists in Spain identified a rare depiction of a Jewish man on a piece of pottery from the 13th century.

The six-pointed star has appeared in Jewish iconography for a thousand years. But there’s a chance that the Magen David is meaningful to another, far different culture–an alien culture. When ...

The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com. Home; News & Views. ... An Ancient ‘Obsession’ with Sukkot Iconography. By. Menachem Wecker - 20 Tishri 5772 – October 18, 2011. 0. Share on Facebook.