The work of Israeli photographer Gilad Ophir has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Israel, the United States, and Europe. He has received the Israel Ministry of Science and Culture Award (2002). His photographs are found in the Tate Modern, the Israel Museum, and the Jewish Museum.
This agate seal with an image of a rooster was found in a Roman-period tomb at Tell en-Nasbeh (Mizpah), but its script dates it to the late seventh or early sixth century BCE. The bottom register…
These silver, crown-shaped Torah finials engraved with an okra floral motif are from the Paradesi Synagogue in Kerala, India. A Hebrew inscription (divided into four parts) reads: “The honorable R…
Women have always played a noticeable role in the Bund movement. Even at the dawn of the Jewish labor movement they were distinguished by their number and activity. The mass movement in Vilna began…