January can be awfully cold in Boston. But here at the Jewish Arts Collaborative, things are heating up with the arrival of our Spring season. While each season has its own charms and high points, I think Spring 2019 is the most intriguing, thought-provoking, and far reaching range of programs that we have ever offered. …
JArts brought some extra flavor to the community-wide Celebrate Israel day this year with cooking demos by local favorite chefs Michael Leviton (formerly of Area Four and Lumiere), Ilan Barniv (Bonapita), and Avi Shemotov (The Chubby Chickpea). Inspired by the JArts/IAC culinary tour of Israel earlier this year, Michael Leviton created a mouthwatering Hawajj …
Arts reporter Maria Garcia did a wonderful and revealing story on JArts Pathways To Freedom project on WBUR’s The Artery. Click below to hear the story.
By Kristi Palma March 21, 2018 What are your thoughts on freedom and immigration? London-based social sculptor Julia Vogl wants to know, so she can weave your answers into a massive public art project she’ll install on the Boston Common next month. The project, called Pathways to Freedom, was commissioned by the …
Read the beginning of this wonderful interview with Julia Vogl by Judith Rosenbaum of the Jewish Women’s Archive here, and then read the rest on their blog site linked below. Artist Julia Vogl travels the world, transforming public spaces into works of art that reflect the shared experiences of the local community while embuing those …
A moment with Julia Vogl, sculpture artist extraordinaire! Julia explains the process behind her newest public art installation, Pathways to Freedom, on the Boston Common this Spring. WHAT IS THE ARTWORK? As I engage with people across the city, they each share their unique perspective and receive an assemblage of stickers that they …
A Shabbat Dinner to Share Stories by Joey Baron As part of the Pathways to Freedom public art project, we’ll be talking with hundreds of people across Greater Boston to share their stories of immigration and perspectives on freedom. What a great topic for a Shabbat dinner table conversation! We hope you join us and …
by Laura Mandel Cooking with savtas/bubbies/grandmas, exploring the world’s freshest tahini, so many kinds of Arak, foraging and cooking a meal in the Galil – these were a few highlights of the JArts – Israeli American Council January 2018 exploratory culinary tour of Israel. Traveling with Boston’s beloved chefs Michael Leviton and Tony Maws, on …
The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the ancient story of the plot by Haman, the vizier of Persian King Ahashuerus, to kill all Persian Jews—and how Esther and her cousin Mordechai foiled the plot and saved them. It’s celebrated in synagogues often with a play, called a Purimshpiel, which outlines the story related in the …
