Published in conjunction with the exhibition
A Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative Textiles
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum
September 7, 2010 โ€“ June 30, 2011
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum
Jean Bloch Rosensaft,
Director
Laura Kruger,
Curator
Phyllis Freedman, Nancy Mantell,
Research and Traveling Exhibition Coordinators
Allison Glazer,
Public Programs Coordinator
Beth Litwak,
Curatorial Assistant; Catalog Editor
Lorraine Mosery,
Curatorial Assistant; Catalog Editor
Karen Spitzer
,
Copy Editor
Mia Laufer, Leah Perlmutter, Allison Shyer,
Museum Interns
www.huc.edu/museums/ny
๎€‚is exhibition catalog has been made possible through the generous support
of George and Mildred Weissman and Sandra Priest Rose.
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ISBN 1-884300-19-7
Printed in the United States of America in 2010 by
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Brookdale Center, One West 4th Street
New York, NY 10012-1186
Front Cover:
Andi Arnovitz,
Coat of the Agunah
, 2010
Digital scans of antique
ketubbot,
thread; 62.5" x 58"
Photo: Avshalom Avital
Back Cover:
Greg Lauren,
Bar Mitzvah Boy
, 2010
Mixed media; 54" x 18" x 18"