Yaacov Agam
Jacob’s Ladder,
1986
Wool tapestry; 72" x 72"
Gift of Denise and Julius Edelman
Rina Arbel
Judean Hills,
1988-89
Wool and cotton tapestry; 52" x 49.5"
Collection of Mildred Weissman
Andi Arnovitz
Coat of the Agunah,
2010
Digital scans of antique
ketubbot,
thread;
62.5"
x 58"
If Only They Had Asked Us,
2010
Japanese paper, Nepali paper, thread, giclée
digital prints of Gemara pages;
41"
x 26"
Helène Aylon
The Foremother’s Challah Cover,
2009
Embroidery on mesh linen; 24" x 24"
Michael Berkowitz
Demon Binding Costumes and Mizrach,
2001
Stencil on satin, paint, fabric; 8' x 5' x 3'
Doug Beube
Vest for The New World,
2008
Vest fabrication by Shipra Mishra
Altered encyclopedia, wire, wax, metal, vinyl;
20"
x 25" x 5"
Zipper Theory: Facing Shame Tomorrow,
2005/2010
Altered books, collage, zippers; 8" x 28" x 2"
Judy Chicago
The Creation,
1984
A collaboration with Audrey Cowan
Modified Aubusson tapestry; 42" x 168"
Collection of The Robert and Audrey Cowan
Family Trust
Sewing Circle III: Study for Double
Jeopardy,
1990
Prismacolor® on rag paper; 29.75" x 22"
From a Private Collection
Adam Cohen
Logistics Army Ant,
2009
Embroidery floss on camouflage fabric;
12"
x 18"
Laser Gun Army Ant,
2009
Embroidery floss on camouflage fabric;
10"
x 18"
Shoshana Comet
Shoah: A Dialogue With God,
1970
Wool tapestry, linen, wood; 76" x 40"
Rosalyn A. Engelman
Soldier,
2007-08
Plastic, metal, fabric, acrylics;
72"
x 18" x 10"
Arline Fisch
Grandmother’s Lace,
2008
Crocheted silver, color coated copper wire;
12"
diameter
Geri Forkner
and
Carol Minarick
And He Dreamed,
2010
Handmade felt with stones;
19"
x 13.5" x 7.5"
My Transgression,
2010
Handmade felt with hardware stones, plastic;
26"
x 20" x 22"
Robert Forman
Self Portrait Six,
2008
Thread glued to board; 24" x 40"
Ravit Gat
Gola Sangam,
2004
Knitted tablecloth, mixed media installation
118"
x 81"
Collection of the Petach Tikva Museum,
Petach Tivka, Israel
Adina Gatt
Omer Counter,
2010
Silk embroidery on linen; 23.5" x 24.5"
Purim Flag,
2004
Silk, copper bells, wood; 19" x 8"
Temma Gentles
Havdalah Spice Container,
2000
Collaboration with David Hunt and
Janis Rappaport
Gold-plated brass, steel, dyes, various
fabrics, embellishments; 8" x 18" x 3"
Layers of Light Tik and Neir Tamid,
2004
Collaboration with Dorothy Ross
Beads, thread, wood, fiberglass, screening,
LEDs, glass; 30" x 14" x 10"
She Is a Tree of Life,
2000
Collaboration with Dorothy Ross
Fabrics, trims, beads, appliqué;
39"
x 22" x 13"
Collection of Phillip and Sylvia Spertus
Leslie Golomb
and
Louise Silk
God is With Us,
2007
Silk screened cotton, machine piecing,
embroidery, quilting; 37" x 67"
Deez Nites Be All Da Same to Me,
2003
4
quilts of a series of 5
Silk screened and hand-embroidered
commercially dyed cotton;
each approx. 55" x 68"
Ina Golub
Cloak of Mail,
1999
Mixed fibers, braid, sequins, gold bullion,
hexolite; 11.5" x 11.5" x 4.5"
Who Is Like You, Oh God,
2008
Mixed fibers, metallic cords and threads,
beads, watch crystals;
23"
x 15" x 5"
Laurie Gross
The Matriarchs,
2005
Woven and hand dyed linen and silk;
22"
x 20" x 1"
The Patriarchs,
2005
Woven and hand dyed linen and silk;
22"
x 20" x 1"
Miriam and the Women,
2004
Woven and hand dyed linen and silk;
20"
x 40" x 3"
The Sea Parted Into Twelve Valleys,
Each Tribe Finding Its Own Way to
Freedom,
1986
Woven and hand dyed linen; 34" x 34" x 1"
The Seven Days of Creation
Jacquard woven and hand embroidered
cotton; 10' x 30'
Carol Hamoy
Exodus,
2008
Mixed media; 22" x 39" x 2.5"
Ten Plagues,
2009
Mixed media; 59.5" x 40" x 43"
Rachel Kanter
Sacrifice 1: Sheep-Meadowood Farms,
Cazenovia, NY,
2008
Vintage feed sacks, cotton, silk;
40"
x 16" x 4"
Sacrifice 2: Grain-Fenner Wind Farm,
Fenner, NY #2,
2008
Vintage feed sacks, cotton, silk;
40"
x 16" x 4"
Nancy Koenigsberg
Blessing II,
1992
Coated copper wire, glass beads;
70"
x 48" x 5"
Yael Lurie
and
Jean Pierre Larochette
A Well of Living Waters,
1994, 2002
Aubusson tapestry; 48" x 20"
Torah Reading Table Cover,
2005
Aubusson tapestry; 32" x 45"
Comissioned by Nancy Mantell and
Ann Holland in memory of their mother,
Reva Godlove Kirschberg, Founder of
the HUC-JIR Museum
Greg Lauren
Bar Mitzvah Boy,
2010
Mixed media; 54"x 18" x 18"
Peachy Levy
Whoever destroys a life it is as if he
destroyed an entire world; Whoever saves
a life it is as if he saved an entire world,
2010
Appliqué, beading, couching, knitting;
26"
x 48" x 2.75"
Norma Minkowitz
The Exodus,
2008
Fiber and mixed media, crochet, paint;
26"
x 22" x 4.5"
Jacqueline Nicholls
The In-Between Yeshiva,
2008
Synamay corset and ribbon; 24" x 16" x 10"
Garment of Light: Bespoke Tailoring by
Heaven and Earth,
2003
Synamay coat, embroidery, silk-screening;
50"
x 27" x 12"
Mark Podwal
Torah Ark Curtain,
1996
Woven by Les Ateliers Pinton,
direction by Gloria F. Ross
Aubusson tapestry; 98" x 65.5"
Collection of the Herbert & Eileen Bernard
Museum of Judaica, Congregation
Emanu-El of the City of New York
Torah Mantles,
1996
2
of a series of 5
Embroidery; 32.5" x 13"
Fabricated by Penn and Fletcher, NY
Collection of Herbert & Eileen Bernard
Museum of Judaica, Congregation
Emanu-El of the City of New York
Shoah Torah Mantle,
2001
Textile study for Torah mantle for Congrega-
tion Agudas Achim of Austin, TX
Embroidery on velvet; 37" x 31.5"
Fabricated by Penn and Fletcher, NY
Elaine Reichek
Shoyn Vider?,
1995
Ink on gelatin silver prints, hand embroidery
on silk; 10.5" x 48"
Lisa Rosowsky
Baker Street,
2007
Cotton, silk, wool tails, embroidery, hand-
quilting; 96" x 48"
Designated Mourner,
2008
Wool crepe, silk crepe, silk-linen, silk velvet,
cotton, polyester; 60" high
In the Forest New Snow Has Fallen,
2006
Silk-satin, silk velvet, silk organdy, graphite,
embroidery, drawing; 30" x 40"
The Raitzyns,
2004
Cotton voile, leather, suede, embroidery,
quilting; 60" x 36"
We Are Not Safe,
2005
Cotton gauze, dyed paper pulp, wire mesh,
feathers; 84" x 48"
Rochelle Rubinstein
Oy Oy Lach,
2006
Woodblock, softoleum, printed and dyed silk;
48"
x 36"
Claire Jeanine Satin
Pentimento LV/ Hamsa Azure,
2003
Printing on acetate, metallic overprinting, ink,
monofilament, glass beads; 11" x 4.5"
Pentimento: Kabbalah Book II (Bronze),
2007
Printing on acetate, metallic overprinting,
crystal, ink, monofilament, glass beads
8.5"
x 5.5"
Pentimento III: Hamsa (Fuchsia),
2007
Printing on acetate, metallic overprinting,
crystal, ink, monofilament, glass beads;
8.5”
x 5.5”
Miriam Schapiro
The Twinning of Adam and Eve,
1989
Mixed media collage on canvas;
30.5"
x 116"
Courtesy of Flomenhaft Gallery, NY
Offering,
2001
Acrylic, digital image, and fabric, collage;
60"
x 50"
Courtesy of Flomenhaft Gallery, NY
Deidre Scherer
Huddle,
2010
Thread on layered fabric; 38" x 38"
Reeva Shaffer
Emet,
2010
felting, embossing, beading; 107" x 52"
In the Beginning,
2010
nuno felting, needle felting; 84" x 90"
Corinne Soiken Strauss
Chuppah of Light,
2010
Production assistance by Robert Ostiguy
Hand painted silk;
84"
x 76"
Jane Trigere
Women of the Balcony I,
2007
Textile, ribbon, polymer clay, hair, string,
metal, appliqué; 48" x 60"
Women of the Balcony IV,
2008
Textile, hats, clay, plastic head forms, paper,
glue; 48" x 48" x 48"
Supported by a grant from the Hadassah-
Brandeis Institute, 2007
Samantha Verrone
Shviti Hashem L’Negdi Tamid,
2009
Collage, mixed media on linen; 16" x 20"
Courtesy of Rabbi and Mrs. David Ingber
Shviti (Choni Dalet),
2009
Collage, mixed media on linen; 8" x 10"
Laurie Wohl
Peace Like a River,
2010
Unweaving, fiber art, mixed media;
84"
x 48.5" x 7"
Estelle Yarinsky
Gracia,
2002
Hand and machine stitched, appliqué, fiber;
73"
x 62"
Rosa Raisa,
2009
Hand and machine stitched, appliqué, fiber;
83"
x 58"
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