Mar

25 2025

CSP:Exploring Jewish History and Art in the MFA's New Judaica Gallery

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

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Contact Arie Katz
(949)682-4040
arie@occsp.net
https://occsp.net/

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Curator Simona Di Nepi leads a two-part, in-depth virtual tour of one of the very first Judaica galleries in an encyclopedic art museum in the world. Explore the 27 works on view and the stories behind their recent acquisition (or unearthing): from an Italian Renaissance Torah binder and an Iraqi Torah case used in India, to a Yemenite woman’s festive headdress and a Torah Ark from 1920s Chelsea, Massachusetts. Spanning five hundred years and four continents, and featuring, silver, textiles, furniture, paintings, and books, these works highlight the extraordinary diversity of Jewish culture.

Sponsor: Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program