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NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
The recession has caused many museums to raise admission, reduce staff and delay exhibitions, but the good news is that most are maintaining their free hours. In addition to the list below, many New York City museums are always free or operate under a not-well-advertised “suggested donation” policy. Museums with free or pay-what-you-wish hours Mondays Museum at Eldridge Street - Free tours...
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Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 09/07/2009
DEMONIZED Above, a detail from the Friese Chronicles showing the 1349 massacre of Erfurt Jews in Germany, who were blamed for the Black Death. Yeshiva University Museum From The New York Times: Whose fault was the Black Death? In medieval Europe, Jews were blamed so often, and so viciously, that it is surprising it was not called the Jewish Death. During the pandemic’s peak in Europe, from 1348...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Mr. Bloom was a reclusive painter who for a brief time was regarded as a precursor to the Abstract Expressionists and one of the most significant American artists of the post-World War II era.
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Ypulse (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
Earlier this week details were revealed about Rebecca Rubin, the first Jewish American Girl doll, and the latest addition to the company's steadily growing line of historical characters who hail from different ethnic backgrounds. Like those who came before her, Rebecca's figurine comes paired with a series of books that weave ...
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Hirhurim - Musings (Free subscription) | 04/28/2009
Jews and Political Power in the Modern World: A Conference Sunday, May 3, 2009 1:30 - 6:30 PM at the Yeshiva University Museum 15 West 16th Street Modernity has brought Jews political power unknown to previous generations. Both in Diaspora communities and in Israel, Jewish thinkers have conceptualized political power in imaginative and exciting ways. This conference, sponsored by the Jay and Jeanie...
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Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 04/19/2009
New York City - After more than 30 years of portraying the human figure with a neo-expressionist style, Michael Hafftka turns to his Jewish heritage for subject matter and inspiration in his new exhibition, “I of the Storm: Michael Hafftka, Recent Work,” at the Yeshiva University Museum. Frequently compared to the painters Soutine, Goya and Rouault, Hafftka here makes use of mystical images,...
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News for Medievalists (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM AT YU MUSEUM AND METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART WILL SHED FURTHER LIGHT ON JEWS AND CHRISTIANS IN MEDIEVAL PERIOD 30 October 2008 States News Service A two-day symposium, 'Treasured Possession: Jews and Christians in a Medieval City,' co-sponsored by the Yeshiva University Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will look at various aspects of medieval culture Nov 5-6. The special...
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ON THE FRINGE—AL TZITZIT (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
The photo on the front page of the October 17-23, 2008 Manhattan Jewish Sentinel is captioned "Young girls attend a create-a-Torah workshop at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York City to prepare for the Simchat Torah holiday." I can't help thinking that the make-believe Torah scrolls that the yeshiva-uniformed girls are holding may well be the only Torah scrolls they'll ever touch in...
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FailedMessiah.com (Free subscription) | 12/02/2007
The Forward has two opinion pieces on the future of the Center for Jewish History in NYC. In brief: In 2000, five Jewish historical institutions — the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, American Sephardi...
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