The Art of Passover

Presented by Jewish Art Education (JAE)

Learn about some of the Judaica and art objects associated with the Jewish holiday of Passover, including artworks from the ancient city Dura-Europos, seder plates from around the world and images from the celebrated illuminated Birds Head. Explore the Golden and Sarajevo Haggadot and works from Jewish artists such as Bernard Picart, Moritz Oppenheim, El Lissitzky, Zeev Raban, Marc Chagall and Reuven Rubin. Discuss a huge American Matzo painting, and the Maxwell House Haggadah.

Guest speaker: art historian Nancy Kotz

This program is supported by a Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium

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