I’m doing a project on religiously-inspired architecture, and I don’t seem to be having any luck with jewish arts. I find bits of scattered paintings of the menorah, but they don’t seem to be of any historical significance. There is no entry on Wikipedia either (Wikipedia is my starting source – it usually has the basics. I have searched other data bases too). I have only found little sources of synagogue art but this was based on the Moorish designs of the Muslims. I’m looking for something original.
What I mean is, there is plenty of Christianity-inspired, and such were *significantly notable* during the Renaissance. Notably, Byzantine art.
And, especially Islamic architecture – this is of pretty big historical significance. I didn’t have any trouble finding variety and many pieces and styles of Islamic architecture and arts since they were known for this during the Caliphates and Moorish Spain, and so forth.
What I mean is, see the following sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_architecture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian_art_and_architecture
My project focuses on art that is>>religiously-inspired.<< Not secular art, and not of ordinary people. I need of notable, historical significance. For example, Christians often created stained-glass of Jesus or Mary.
I posted here because no one answered on the R&S section, so I was hoping someone would help me out here. Help would be greatly appreciated!
I’m preferably looking for pictures, which goes along with my work.
Without realizing its significance, you are confronting the impact of the Holy Temple and its destruction upon the psyche of the Jewish nation. While one comes across beautiful synagogue structures as well as interesting modern community centers around the world, it is understood that none will come close to the magnificence of the (destroyed, and yet to be rebuilt) Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
In line with with your theme of "religiously inspired" architecture, note that a synagogue building or prayer room design enables Jewish worshippers to face toward the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (from everywhere in the world). In addition, the Torah scrolls are located in an honored place, usually within a raised ark. There is also a "bimah", a sort of high standing desk where members of the community/ a reader/ a rabbi lead the congregation in prayer and where they may comfortably place the Torah scroll when it is read. There are also designated men’s and women’s sections.
For a brief overview of diaspora Synagogue Architecture and Interior Design, read
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ritual/Prayer/Synagogue_and_Religious_Leaders/Architecture_and_Design.shtml
You may also find this useful: http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Synagogue_Architecture
The statement of the architect of the recently rebuilt Churva Synagogue http://israeltours.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/hurva-synagogue-views/ in Jerusalem’s Old City will be of interest. He described this central synagogue
http://www.forward.com/articles/11976/ built in the first years of the 1700s as follows:
"The building was massive, decorated with arched windows through which direct light was able to penetrate and topped with a stone dome carried on four sails. At its peak, the dome stood twenty-four meters above the floor of the hall – comparative to eight floors of a residential building.
"Beyond all considerations of the quality of the building, the shape of the Hurva synagogue is connected to the historic memory of the Jewish People."
http://www.jewish-quarter.org.il/churva-architect.asp
Photos of remains of ancient synagogues in Northern Israel: http://www.jewishmag.com/44mag/synagogues/synagogues.htm
Have you seen Masada? )One can still see the remains of the synagogue, ritual baths, and more, all "religiously inspired".
If more is needed, I’m available via email.
Good luck.
This humorously critical look at marriage takes place at the the big, zany wedding of Lisa Weinstein (Deborah “Debbie” Gibson) and Bobby Benigni (Joey Scherr). Choosing to be painfully honest rather than sentimental about the special day, MY X-GIRLFRIEND’S WEDDING RECEPTION focuses on the love triangle between the bride, the groom, and the bride’s ex-boyfriend (Mo Gaffney), a member of the wedding band. Also starring Dom DeLuise as the priest, Father O’rdeal, this comedy features a surprisingly assured performance from former 1980s pop princess Gibson.
The cast of the movie includes U.S. representative Bernie Sanders of Vermont, America’s only independent congressman; also members of the band Phish, like Jon Fishman, who plays Ginger the “transvestite” drummer.
From the reviews: “My Ex-Girlfriend’s Wedding Reception” is a very, very funny film with many “laugh out loud” moments. It has a “slice of life” aspect in the way it was shot. Fellini-esque at moments, it follows the love triangle between the Bride, Groom, Maid of Honor and the leader of the band, who is the ex-boyfriend of the bride. The entire picture takes place at one reception and gives you a peak into the lives of the Jewish-Italian families and their guests. You get a feeling you know all these people or have bumped into them before. Great inside humor for musicians and those who ever worked in the “wedding business.” I particularly thought the character of “Vic”, the single guy at the bar, who tries to pick up every girl he meets was hilarious. Deborah Gibson does a good job and is scarily convincing as a Jewish American Princess in her big screen debut. You’ll love the sense of humor in this little film regardless of your heritage. It’s too bad it hasn’t gotten a wider release, as it certainly deserves it. I’d see it, before you get married.
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Shalom Chaverim is a traditional Hebrew chant that means “go now in peace.”
Shalom, chaverim,
Shalom, chaverim,
Shalom! Shalom!
L’hitraot, l’hitraot,
Shalom, shalom.
English:
Peace friend,
’till we meet again!
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Work won’t set you free? Then dance, uhh!!! Jewish community are outraged after a Melbourne family filmed themselves dancing to the pop song ‘I will Survive’ while on a trip to Auschwitz. The YouTube clip is the work of a Melbourne artist who claims her work is a celebration of life.
Jane Korman filmed three generations of her family, including her father, a holocaust survivor, dancing and singing outside the Nazi death camp….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUvo5OHH6o8 (Parts 1 -3)
As many as 1.1 million people were murdered there by the Nazis in World War II. The video also shows the family dancing at a Polish synagogue, the German concentration camp at Dachau, the Czech concentration camp at Theresienstadt and at a Polish memorial to the victims of the Nazi ghetto.
The video ends with Korman’s emotional 89-year-old father Adolk describing his return to Poland with his three grandchildren as “a really historic moment” http://www.news.com.au/national/outrage-over-melbourne-artist-jane-kormans-i-will-survive-dance-at-polish-death-camp/story-e6frfkvr-1225891392172
jewish artist defends YouTube video ‘Dancing Auschwitz’
Jewish Australian artist Jane Korman created video installation of her family dancing in front of Holocaust landmarks to show different point of view.
The clip depicted the Korman family dancing in front of Holocaust land marks in Poland, including infamous entrance sign to Auschwitz death camp reading “Arbeit Macht Frei,” a Polish synagogue, Dachau, Theresienstadt, and a memorial in Lodz.
Her father at one point in the clip even wore a shirt on which the word “Survivor” was written….. http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-artist-defends-youtube-video-dancing-auschwitz-1.301096
Storm as Australian artist Jane Korman dances at Nazi death camp – “I wanted to make artwork that creates a fresh interpretation of historical memory,” Ms Korman said. “He [her father] is saying ‘we’re dancing, we should be dancing, we’re celebrating our survival and the generations after me. We are affirming our existence’.”
But the video – which was also displayed in an Australian art gallery – has been met with anger by some Holocaust survivors and has been picked up and exploited by neo-Nazi websites.
“I don’t see how this video is a mark of respect for the millions who didn’t survive, nor for those who did,” Kamil Cwiok, 86, told The Daily Mail. “It seems to trivialise the horrors that were committed there.”
NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Vic Alhadeff said there was a time and place to celebrate survival.
“As human beings, we have a right to celebrate survival, but there is a time and place to do so,” he said.
“There is an infinite number of ways to do that, but we need to consider the sensibilities of those for whom places such as Auschwitz will always hold terrible pain and indelible memories . . Auschwitz is one of the world’s largest cemeteries…” http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/storm-as-australian-artist-jane-korman-dances-at-nazi-death-camp/story-e6freuy9-1225891333081
http://www.stormfront.org/forum/t725116/
A YouTube video showing a Holocaust survivor and members of his family dancing to “I Will Survive” at concentration camps and Nazi-related sites in Europe is sparking international outrage….. http://www.torontosun.com/news/world/2010/07/13/14697401.html
The video is available on YouTube, and formed part of a series of three videos and a photographic exhibition shown at Monash University’s Runt Gallery last year titled Dancing Auschwitz….. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/7928701/auschwitz-dance-video-causes-outrage
Work won’t set you free. Perhaps Dancing? http://thejewishstar.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/work-won%E2%80%99t-set-you-free-perhaps%C2%A0dancing/
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M-Generation Jewish Boys choir sings Childhood Millennium Theatre Brooklyn
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I saw on TV that the Jewish man threw something on the ground and stomped on it at the end of the ceremony. What did he step on and why did he step on it?
*I tried my best to not type like I’m being raciest*
The end of the Jewish wedding ceremony is marked by breaking the glass in remembrance of the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. A glass is placed on the floor and as the groom breaks it with his right foot, guests shout, “Mazel Tov!” and thanks are given.
Gila Beshari. Great singer & artist,
singing in yemen arabic,”Gul Lilhbib” .
http://www.myspace.com/gilabeshari
http://www.gilabeshari.altpro.net
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My South African wife, who came to me late in life, is Jewish, and has spurred many new interests in me, one of which is a fascination with the many awesome accomplishments of talented jewish artists. Here are some beautiful works by the Polish-born Jewish artist Moise Kisling, 1891-1953. Like so many young artists of his time, Kisling moved to Paris in 1910 to continue his studies. When World War I intervened, Kisling joined the French Foreign Legion and fought until he was badly wounded at the Somme. He continued to live and paint in France for the next 27 years, during which he became a close friend of many Parisian artists, including Amedeo Modigliani. When war broke out again in 1940, he once more volunteered to fight. But when the French Army was defeated, Kisling knew his Jewish origins would be a problem under the Nazis, and he went to the United States. He lived in California until 1946, then returned to his beloved France, where he died in 1953.
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IGN editors sit down and some funny video game what ifs. See why the loved Nintendo mascot Mario can never get married to Princess Peach.
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Ok, so I have to write a paper on this topic but it needs to be argumentative and I’m not sure what to argue or what position to take…. Any ideas?
i’d focus on the influence of klezmer on early jazz.