Famed Jewish expressionist Ben-Zion Weinman will be spotlighted in a NYC exhibition for the first time in 25 year

Click Here to Read: Famed Jewish expressionist Ben-Zion Weinman will be spotlighted in a NYC exhibition for the first time in 25 years “Ben-Zion: Hineni – I Am Here” will be on view at Brooklyn’s Maor Art Gallery for five weeks, beginning Saturday, Feb. 1By Jackie Hajdenberg  on the Jewish Telegraphic Agency website on  January 28, 2025.

Artist Ben-Zion Weinman (1915) in the Russian Empire.  Author Unknown.   Public Domain.

A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them

Click Here to Read: A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them. A “contemporary, spirited” version of Shakespeare’s play opens off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company By  Joseph Strauss November 20, 2024.

Shakespeare’s comedy of the Merchant of Venice.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons