About the Rosh Hashanah cover art
I was introduced to the Sephardi and Mizrahi tradition of a Rosh Hashanah seder by a dear friend, at whose home I celebrate most of the Jewish holidays. This New Year’s, given the pandemic and that we are not in…
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Zack Gallery reopens
“Resistance” by Dorothy Doherty. Part of the Beyond the Surface exhibition now on at the Zack Gallery until Sept. 8. (photo from gallery) The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver has opened its doors again, at least partially, and the…
Ancient artwork found
The interior of a dolmen (ancient burial chamber built of rocks) with symbols overlaid on the image for clarity. (photo by Yaniv Berman/IAA via Ashernet) There are many such dolmens in the Galilee and the Golan, all of which date…
The festival must go on
SD Holman, artistic and executive director of the Queer Arts Festival, which takes place July 16-26. (photo from QAF) “Since the very beginning, I said not doing the festival was not an option … because my belief is that they…
Political art of living
Avram Finkelstein will be participating in the Queer Arts Festival, which takes place July 16-26. (photo by Alina Oswald) A lot of it feels familiar, said New York-based artist and activist Avram Finkelstein about the current situation in the United States.…
Illustrating Holocaust stories
Gilad Seliktar, left, and Rolf Kamp in Amsterdam. They are drawing the last hiding place of Nico and Rolf Kamp in Achterveld, which was liberated in April 1945 by Canadian troops. (photo from UVic) A University of Victoria professor is…
A busy year for local artist
“Midnight Sun” by Monica Gewurz, who was to show her work at Art Vancouver, which has been postponed. (image from Monica Gewurz) The Jewish Independent last spoke with Vancouver artist and Jewish community member Monica Gewurz when she participated in…
Artistic visions on belonging
“We are Family” by Cat L’Hirondelle is now on exhibit at the Zack Gallery, as part of he group show Community Longing and Belonging, which runs to March 29. The new group show at the Zack Gallery, Community Longing and…
Goldstein’s Snapshots in Montreal
Part of Dina Goldstein’s 11-photograph series Snapshots from the Garden of Eden is “Princess in the Tower” (2017). (image © Dina Goldstein) On Feb. 20, Vancouver-based artist Dina Goldstein’s Snapshots from the Garden of Eden opened at the Museum of…
Zack Gallery’s new director
Former Zack Gallery director Linda Lando, left, with new director Hope Forstenzer. (photo by Daniel Wajsman) The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver has a new director, Hope Forstenzer – one of the…
