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Jewish Art

Visual arts teacher Ariel Bassano (L) stands next to a painting identified by Dutch newspaper AD as believed to be "Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi, stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector, as it is displayed at the Public Prosecutor's Office in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Sept. 3, 2025.(Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)

She tried to sell her Nazi father’s looted Jewish art. Then came the raid

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished September 4, 2025

(JTA) — After multiple failed attempts, Argentine police have recovered a painting that the Nazis looted from a Dutch Jewish art dealer during the Holocaust. Dutch journalists first spotted the painting, “Portrait of a Lady” by Giuseppe Ghislandi,...

A real estate listing in Argentina featuring “Portrait of a Lady.” Source: Screenshot courtesy of AD/Used with permission.

From real estate ad to raid: Nazi-looted painting vanishes

Published August 28, 2025

(JNS) -- Law enforcement agents in Argentina on Tuesday raided a house south of Buenos Aires in search of a suspected Nazi-looted painting that surfaced online recently, but the object had been removed by the time they arrived, the El País newspaper...

Photo of Barbara Streisand from a 1975 television special Funny Girl to funny Lady. The special was to promote the film Funny Lady. (Public Domain)

Largest known Streisand collection heads to auction

By Benjamin Ivry, The ForwardPublished August 21, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. For Barbra Streisand fans in search of a metsiya, opportunity has arrived in the form of an auction of what’s being...

From oceans to outer space, our trash is everywhere

From oceans to outer space, our trash is everywhere

BY NANCY KRANZBERGt, Special To The Jewish LightPublished August 12, 2025

Several years ago, I interviewed Andrew Newman, a member of the John Burroughs School faculty, about his work on what some call “Plastic Islands”—vast patches of ocean and river pollution composed mostly of floating debris. Newman is a professional...

The Boxcar

From clay to canvas to steel: art takes over B’nai Amoona

Published August 11, 2025

The Art Gallery at Congregation B’nai Amoona’s new exhibit will feature the works of multi-media artists Cheri Hoffman and Cindy Larimore, ceramicists Beverly Aroh and Lisa Korenblat, painter Jerry Summers, and metal sculptor Dale Dicker. The...

1928 Citroën B14 Coupe

Art Museum goes full throttle with hidden Jewish stories and after-hours nights

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 6, 2025

One of the more fun stories to tell are the ones where we find a Jewish link—or in this case, multiple Jewish links—hidden inside a major public event. These are the stories that surprise even the most plugged-in members of our community. At the Jewish...

From left: Alex Rich, Kevin Glazer and Ben Poremba

Meet the St. Louis Jewish artist turning collage into a spiritual practice

Published June 18, 2025

What do you get when you combine a collage artist, a camera and a conversation about identity? The newest episode of "Jews in the Lou" drops this week and features Kevin Glazer, a multidisciplinary St. Louis artist who’s using scissors, style and spirituality...

Gateway Arch photo by Brittany Moore/Pexels

Meet three St. Louis artists who are reshaping Contemporary Art

By Nancy KranzbergPublished June 4, 2025

Just a few months ago, I shared stories of some of the bright lights in the St. Louis arts community. Today, I return with a deeper spotlight on three artists whose brilliance has only grown—now illuminating not just our city, but the international...

Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka

The secret Jewish history behind one of Art Deco’s most iconic artists — now on display in St. Louis

By Diane M. Bolz, Moment MagazinePublished May 14, 2025

This story was originally published on Moment.com. Sign up for the Moment Minute.  Editors Note: Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka was among the major Jewish artists the Jewish Light told you about last month as part of the new exhibition “Roaring:...

Yaacov Kirschen drew his "Dry Bones" comic strip, which at one point ran in 35 newspapers around the world, for over 50 years. (Image via Amazon.com)

Remembering ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen

Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAPublished May 8, 2025

(JTA) — Yaakov Kirschen’s first cartoon was published in the Jerusalem Post on Jan. 1, 1973. The comic, called “Dry Bones,” starred a Ziggy-like character named Shuldig, a bald and bristly everyman, and his dog Doobie. I first read Dry Bones...

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Your guide to finding Jewish stories we featured inside ‘Roaring’ at the Art Museum

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 18, 2025

I’ve been hearing from quite a few of you who’ve already gone—or are planning to go—see “Roaring: Art, Fashion and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939” at the St. Louis Art Museum. One note stood out: “My husband and I just read your...

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The hidden Jewish stories we found inside SLAM’s ‘Roaring’ exhibit

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 15, 2025

There is just something about seeing antique cars inside the St. Louis Art Museum that makes you feel like you're seeing something extra special. The new exhibit, “Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939,” features 12 of them,...

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