Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Jewish artists

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators wave flags over the Brooklyn Museum during a protest demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
ADL project documents exclusion of Jews in museums, publishing, entertainment
By Luke Tress
'State of the Arts' platform ranks art museums, outlines experiences of authors and offers guidelines to cultural institutions to better accommodate Jews
US artist Peter Max poses for a photo during his retrospective with the Road Show Company exhibit, September 6, 2014, in Northbrook Court mall in Northbrook, Illinois. (Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)
September 17, 2026, 9:48 am
Peter Max, whose psychedelic pop art came to symbolize the 60s, dies at 88
American-Jewish artist was born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin in 1937; family fled Nazi Germany to China, then lived in Haifa before settling in NYC when he was a teen
By Beth J. Harpaz
Artist Tal Tenne Czaczkes working on her Flag of Flags, a massive canopy made of abandoned Israeli flags now being shown around the country, in May 2026 (Roni Czaczkes)
May 19, 2026, 4:21 pm
Using discarded Israeli flags, artist tries to stitch divided country together
Tal Tenne Czaczkes created ‘The Flag of Flags,’ a banner of nearly 700 pennants once abandoned on roadsides, now sewn into a giant canopy
By Jessica Steinberg
Iranian women walk past American-Jewish artist Roy Lichtenstein's 'Brattata' as they visit an exhibition called: 'Art & war' displaying some artworks of American pop artists at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art in Iran, on May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 12, 2026, 8:03 pm
Amid ceasefire, Iranian museum opens ‘Art & War’ exhibit, including US Jewish artist
Artwork by Roy Lichtenstein is among the pieces chosen by Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art for its first exhibit since reopening
By AP and Rossella Tercatin
Mierle Laderman Ukeles speaks with a sanitation worker in an archival photo. (Courtesy Toby Perl Freilich via JTA)
May 2, 2026, 2:20 am
New film profiles Jewish feminist who is NYC Sanitation Department’s official artist
‘Maintenance Artist’ looks at Mierle Laderman Ukeles’s 50-year partnership with the municipal workers and her belief, rooted in Jewish identity, that people are more than their societal roles
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Tom Kelly (with microphone) and Billy Steinberg perform onstage at the 42nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York, June 16, 2011. (AP/Charles Sykes)
February 18, 2026, 7:50 pm
US Jewish songwriter Billy Steinberg, who penned lyrics for ‘Like a Virgin,’ dies at 75
Steinberg, who wrote a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s for artists like Madonna and Cyndi Lauper, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011
By AFP and ToI Staff
'New York Havurah Shabbat School, Jay Greenspan, Simchat Torah, 1976' dates to photographer Bill Aron's time as a member of the grassroots Jewish congregation on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. (Bill Aron, American Jewish Historical Society via JTA)
February 10, 2026, 1:08 am
Bill Aron, photographer of Jewish countercultures, gets his due in sweeping NYC retrospective
A new American Jewish Historical Society exhibit running through June 4 spans five decades’ worth of images — from the heyday of the havurah movement to the fading glory of the Jewish Lower East Side
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, set for sale and likely demolition, houses murals by multiple Jewish artists.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images via JTA)
January 29, 2026, 8:51 am
US federal building known for murals by Jewish artists at risk of sale, demolition
Activists call for protection, preservation of Wilbur J. Cohen building, known as ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal’ for its massive paintings depicting the American working class
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Israeli artists Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai Cohen are partners in life and in music. (Gil Rouvio via JTA)
January 10, 2026, 8:38 am
Speaking the language of music, Israeli-born couple brings Moroccan roots to US university
Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai Cohen draw on rediscovered heritage to connect with students at the historically Black Xavier University in Louisiana, where many have no exposure to Jews
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Judy Chicago stands in front of one of her artworks entitled 'What if Women Ruled the World' during a press preview for the exhibition 'Judy Chicago: Revelations' at the Serpentine North gallery in London on May 21, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
November 29, 2025, 1:30 pm
Judy Chicago’s feminist art lands in Tel Aviv, igniting an anti-Israel boycott call
In ‘What If Women Ruled the World,’ on display through Dec. 27, the artist poses a question that hits home in a war-torn country predominantly led by males – though critics still loom large
By Karen Chernick
Abe Kugielsky poses in front of his installation Humans of New York’s 'Dear New York' exhibition in Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall, running from October 6 to October 19, 2025. (Courtesy Abe Kugielsky via JTA)
October 20, 2025, 3:50 am
How Abe Kugielsky’s photos of Hasidic Brooklyn ended up on display in Grand Central Terminal
The Modern Orthodox photographer is part of the ‘Dear New York’ exhibit curated by Humans of New York’s Brandon Stanton, on display at Grand Central Station from Oct. 6-19
By Grace Gilson
Artist Judy Chicago is featured in two new Tel Aviv exhibits that opened September 18, 2025, at the Nassima Landau Art Foundation and Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Courtesy)
September 30, 2025, 11:24 am
Tel Aviv exhibits pose question, ‘What if women ruled the world?’
Nassima Landau and Tel Aviv Museum of Art open joint show about American Jewish artist Judy Chicago, including work with Pussy Riot activist artist Nadya Tolokonnikova
By Jessica Steinberg
Yaakov 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/ via JTA)
May 9, 2025, 8:11 pm
‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen sketched Israeli feats and foibles for 50 years
The Brooklyn-born immigrant, who satirized and explained Israel’s politics and culture for largely English audiences at home and abroad, died last month at 87
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
'The Reservoir,' written by Jake Brasch and directed by Shelley Butler, which had its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, won the Jewish Plays Project's annual contest. (Jerry Mooney via JTA)
May 8, 2025, 5:36 pm
Trump administration rescinds grants to at least two NY Jewish arts organizations
As the government targets the National Endowment of the Arts, creative groups are uncertain how they will cover expenses, while more institutions appear to be at risk of cuts
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Jill Sobule poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
May 2, 2025, 6:49 pm
Jill Sobule, pop star who also composed songs for a new ‘Yentl,’ dies at 66
Her hit ‘I Kissed A Girl’ topped charts in the 1990s, marking one of the first mainstream songs to chronicled a same-sex flirtation
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Illustrative: People watch workers move the Adas Israel Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in Washington, to a new location down the street, where it became part of the Capital Jewish Museum, on January 9, 2019, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April 10, 2025, 2:02 am
US Jewish cultural institutions reeling as Trump defunds arts and humanities
Widespread cuts are touted as cutting costs, but come two years after a Biden administration initiative described museums as a critical tool against the spread of antisemitism
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Load More

Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community

Sign in or Register

Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Sign in or Register
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.