Join us for the opening of a new exhibit “Henna, Love, and Light: Jewish Life and Art in Siona Benjamin’s India,” which brings to Fordham several pieces from Siona Benjamin's series “Faces: Weaving Indian Jewish Narratives." These pieces serve as anchors that link the present and the past. Around Siona Benjamin’s art are photographs taken
In 2011, Siona Benjamin, an intercultural artist born in India to a Bene Israel Jewish community, returned to her country of birth on a Fulbright India-US fellowship. During her stay, she traveled across the country, conducting research and interviewing Jews in India. "Henna, Love, and Light: Jewish Life and Art in Siona Benjamin's India" brings
Fordham Libraries and Fordham’s Center for Jewish Studies invite you to the opening of the new exhibit in the Henry S. Miller Judaica Research Room, “Yearning to Breath: The Art of Siona Benjamin.” As a Bene Israel Jewish woman from India now living in the United States, Siona Benjamin creates cross-cultural and transcultural art. Her
Fordham Libraries and Fordham's Center for Jewish Studies present the art of Siona Benjamin. As a Bene Israel Jewish woman from India now living in the United States, Siona Benjamin is a Jewish artist creating cross-cultural and transcultural art. Her perspective bridges the traditional and the modern and sparks discourse across cultures. Having grown up
The memory of the traditional world of Jewish small towns in Eastern Europe has been slowly disappearing since the beginning of the last century. "The shtetl," a small town, is both a real and imagined place in Jewish history and memory. The world of “the shtetl” lasted for more than five centuries. It belonged to
The ancient Kabbalists believed that it was possible to find meaning in the empty spaces around and within the letters of texts. The Japanese concept of Notan views the relationship between negative and positive space as reciprocal and necessary for harmony and balance. These two worldviews deeply influence the artist’s work. Deborah Ugoretz explores these
Join us for the opening of the exhibit "Knife/Paint/Words: The Art of Deborah Ugoretz," followed by an artist’s talk and reception. The ancient Kabbalists believed that it was possible to find meaning in the empty spaces around and within the letters of texts. The Japanese concept of Notan views the relationship between negative and positive
