#jewish folk art

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As Halloween approaches, I’ve been seeing many very talented makeup artists recreate the face of the bride in Tim Burton’s “The Corpse Bride.” I thought this would be a good oppertunity to make some art and remind one and all that the “The Corpe Bride” (known in some tellings as “The Finger” or “The Demon in the Tree”) is a beloved Jewish folktale. Folklorist Howard Schwartz traces the orgins of “The Finger” to 16th century Levant. Aftrer hundreds of years of retelling, the story, like all folktales, has undergone many iterations and also became highly informed by the violence of life in the Pale of Settlement (specifically towards women and young brides).

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Torah Ark Curtain from Ottoman Turkey, 19th century

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happy undertale anniversary!!!

I am very busy and really shouldn't have worked on this for as long as I did, but the desire to make undertale art was unstoppable

at least i got a new wallpaper

[arthistoryanimalia]

Happy 1st night of #Hanukkah for those who celebrate! 🕎

Here is an equisite paper-cut mizrah featuring a menagerie of wild, domestic, and mythical animals:

Mizrah

Israel Dov Rosenbaum

1877 (date of inscription)

Podkamen (Pidkamin, Ukraine)

Paint, ink, graphite on cut-out paper

30 1/2 × 21 in. (77.5 × 53.3 cm)

The Jewish Museum, NYC, USA

“Included here are lions, deer, eagles, and what appears to be a pair of small leopards atop the dome of the central building. These four animals usually appear in Jewish papercuts to illustrate the saying "Be bold as a leopard, light as an eagle, swift as a deer, and strong as a lion, to do the will of your Father who is in Heaven" (Ethics of the Fathers 5:23). The doubled-headed eagle is often interpreted as a political symbol associated with the Russian Empire.”

[A number of other wild, domestic, and mythical animals can be found througout the composition, including various birds, deer, squirrel, unicorn, leviathan, etc]

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any good recommend for Jewish fashion for Sam?

Howdy, I've been letting this one percolate for a bit, hence the delay. It's an interesting question! Short answer is unfortunately no, I don't have a specific 'Jewish fashion' trend or subculture to recommend.

Longer answer, Jewish folks live in dozens of countries and we've been around for thousands of years. While Torah and halacha (Jewish law) covers many aspects of day-to-day living as well as holidays and more special occasions, it doesn't say a lot about how to dress for the common person (vs how it's pretty specific about holy day garb for cohanim). In Orthodox circles it's a matter of religious and cultural significance to dress modestly (though as with most Jewish laws and customs, the definitions of these things vary community to community) and while there's exceptions (Hasidics notably), most Jewish communities dress largely in line with the custom of where they're living (eg Orthodox women in the US typically wear long sleeves and full skirts, but in a Western style).

That said, Sam and her family don't seem to be Orthodox, and could be interpreted easily as Conservative or Reform (to be clear, the Jewish Conservative denomination has nothing to do with political conservatism, and tends towards progressive and egalitarian ideals; I grew up in a conservative synagogue and girls read torah, led services, etc), so even a lot of distinctive Jewish dress I could talk about isn't super relevant to her because those movements don't have a lot of the same customs around clothing.

Jewelry is more common as an expression of Jewish identity and culture than specific clothing, especially featuring a Star of David/Magen David, hamsa, ayin hara, or an emblem of a torah or mezzuzah, on necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, in a variety of styles from intricately ornamented to quite simple. And even that is a matter of personal preference by and large; one person might wear a magen david necklace every day, another only on special occasions or when they feel like it, another never, and none of those is 'more' or 'less' Jewish. That said, I do think Sam would be interested in that kind of Jewish visibility, which is part of why I often depict her with a Star of David charm on her necklace.

Here's a little intro on myjewishlearning that expands on some of what I've talked about here, and is also a decent site for poking around in general. That said I know doing research can be daunting, it's hard to know what's fact vs custom vs opinion, what the context of information is, what questions to even be asking, and also that it's often just more fun and engaging to ask questions directly. I'm not always fast but my askbox and messages are open!

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✡I forgot to congratulate ya'll ✡

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Anna Binkuńska (1908–1997) "Żydowskie wesele”

Autorka przykleiła kartkę z opisem jego treści:

"Żydowskie wesele. Państwo młodzi siedzą z rodziną ze starszymi. Młodzież bawi się w innym mieszkaniu. Wódka nie stoi na stole ani wino. Nalewa się gościom trochę do szklanek lub kieliszków. Żydzi tańczą oddzielnie starsi. Pochylają się, przysiadają, nie udało mi się tego odtworzyć. Żydówki tańczą starsze taniec z chałkami, podrzuca jedna z nich te chałki w górę, inna łapie i później ona podrzuca. Wreszcie kroi się na kromki i zjada z faszerowaną rybą lub z galaretką z nóg wołowych. Czasem bywa też rosół na weselu."

Źródło: Muzeum Etnograficzne we Wrocławiu/Ethnographic Museum in Wrocław

✍️ Joanna Kurbiel, Dział Sztuki ME @folkmania

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Dora Holzhandler (1928-2015) 

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New angel

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As a staunch lover of that style of music I found Daisy jones and the six in both book and show form sooooo disappointing

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Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) from Yazd, Qajar Iran, 1915

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Did you watch Fast X 2023

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Lol wow yes sure reply to my hatred of JK Rowling with an angry little rant I would absolutely love to block you.

[gorillawithautism]

i'm a white jew and i tend to get more gender envy from nonhuman sources (such as my favorite monkey cercopithecus kandti) but one thing i don't really see represented even in gender envy posts that aren't human-focused is cultural items.

here's some ketubot, some jewish folk art, and a kiddush cup that make me feel something

As a brown trans boy it sucked so badly to watch those “gender envy” slides on tik tok and see only white boys with fluffy hair. It was a little thing but it made me feel invisible even in my own community. So these are men that look like me and give me gender envy. If you’re POC disabled/ don’t see your self in common trans discussions feel free to add on.

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