Jewish United Fund

What Jewish object do you cherish?

Our homes are treasure troves of Jewish objects–each with a story to tell. We asked Jewish Chicagoans to tell us what Judaica they cherish most–and the stories behind them. Here’s what they said… My ...
Houston Chronicle

Objects used in Jewish rituals esteemed both for religious meaning and aesthetic value

MICHAEL Strauss issues a challenge: Try picking up his pride and joy, a gold-and-silver Rothschild menorah. The visitor tries with one hand and fails but remains fascinated by the beautiful piece made ...
The Forward

Poland returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece, decades after they were stolen by the Nazis

(JTA) — A trove of sacred Jewish objects from Greece that was stolen by the Nazis and displaced for decades in Poland is finally heading back home. Poland returned 91 religious and ceremonial ...
insider.si.edu

The art of the Jewish family : a history of women in early New York in five objects / Laura Arnold Leibman

In The Art of the Jewish Family, Laura Arnold Leibman examines five objects owned by a diverse group of Jewish women who all lived in New York in the years between 1750 and 1850: a letter from ...
The Jewish Exponent

At This Jerusalem Museum, Everyday Objects Tell the Story of the Holocaust in a Unique Way

Hebrew prayers scrawled on the back of Romanian wine labels are displayed as part of the “Living Memory” exhibit at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. (Larry Luxner) JERUSALEM — A guitar played by Jewish ...