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Blood, Sweat and Tears for the Long Haul

Heddy Abramowitz — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:19:37 +0000

It is a sad day when the bond between America and Israel is a shared experience like senseless hate and violence. We in Jerusalem know too well the fear, pain, anxiety and loss that come with an apparent act of terror like that which Boston just experienced in the marathon. Our thoughts and prayers go [...]

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The Jewish Spring, Jerusalem Style

Heddy Abramowitz — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:39:32 +0000

Ask a Jew when the highest stress time on the Jewish calendar is, and the answer undoubtedly will be Passover . Add to the spring frenzy of house-cleaning and changing kitchenware, grocery orders, and extra preparations, and throw in the unusual wrench of a rare U.S. Presidential visit to Jerusalem in the days before the [...]

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‘The Sexuality Spectrum’ – is it good for the Jews?

Heddy Abramowitz — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:31:29 +0000

If love makes the world go round then I guess that sex must be the fuel. Though certainly one of the most universal of bonds between human beings, at times it seems that vast cultural divides in our attitudes toward sex separate us wider than the parting of the Red Sea. Crossing through these waters [...]

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Swinging both ways at the polling place

Heddy Abramowitz — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:44:13 +0000

Nothing stirs my deepest American roots more than voting. And, for a dual national like myself, those roots stir aplenty when I cast my ballot in Israel. The act of voting is something I never take for granted. I am not one to take off on extended trips far from my polling place or lolly-gag [...]

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Photographs and Memories: Gil Haller at Artspace Gallery

Heddy Abramowitz — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:18:58 +0000

Much like encountering an insect caught in amber, certain moments have been frozen in the ooze of what feels like memory: the wending of wind through olive trees, the breaking up as light meets water, the arc of his wife’s back. New paintings by Gil Haller on display at poet Linda Zisquit’s Artspace Gallery in [...]

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Up Close and Personal: Shir Shvadron at Tel Aviv Artists’ House

Heddy Abramowitz — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:05:22 +0000

Shir Shvadron’s recent exhibition at the Tel Aviv Artists’ House was a reminder that an artist who loves to paint will convey that – without lofty goals, highfalutin agendas or intents to elevate the works beyond what they purport to be: an observation of the physical world of the artist. Curator, Yuval Caspi, chose [...]

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Rocking the Boat: Anne Sassoon at Artspace Gallery

Heddy Abramowitz — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:45:46 +0000

Little did she realize when creating these works how her new exhibit would segue perfectly with current events. “Exiles,” Anne Sassoon’s exhibit at Artspace Gallery in Jerusalem’s Germany Colony coincided with initial attempts to return some of the thousands of foreign border runners that have poured into Israel of late, and corresponding demonstrations in Tel [...]

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Last Word on the President’s Conference: Israeli Arts

Heddy Abramowitz — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:00:06 +0000

A gust of wind slammed shut the outer door to my studio and jammed the tongue in the locking mechanism to stick out into its chamber in a way that seemed rather aggressively directed to me, personally. “So there – now what are you going to do?” asked my upstart of a door. With a [...]

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My Sons, the Doctors: On Goals, Graduations and Gratitude

Heddy Abramowitz — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:10:33 +0000

It’s that time of year again – end of the year for every level of academic pursuit, from nursery schools to PhD programs. Israeli society has a curious take on ceremonial passages, as seen through the eyes of the newcomer. By newcomer I mean me, one who will be celebrating 33 years of life in [...]

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Making His Mark: Frank Auerbach at the Israel Museum

Heddy Abramowitz — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:21:26 +0000

The Israel Museum is currently showcasing works by Frank Auerbach, the British painter, in “Frank Auerbach: Portraits on Paper.” These eighteen works of drawing and etching will be of particular interest to lovers of drawing media, followers of representational art and fans of contemporary portraiture. Auerbach is often grouped in “ The School [...]

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Hitting the Wall: Silvia Bar-Am at Artspace Gallery

Heddy Abramowitz — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:38:05 +0000

Walking the tightrope between abstraction and realism, Silvia Bar-Am exhibits intimate works in the exhibition “Walls and Voices” in Jerusalem’s Artspace Gallery. Bar Am, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in Israel since the early 70’s, is a trained classical musician, but followed her muse to art. She developed an early interest in abstract painting [...]

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A Wandering Hagadah

Heddy Abramowitz — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:33:23 +0000

On a recent trip to visit family, I caught up with some of my grandparents’ belongings, including this haggadah, the short guide Jews have used to prepare for the festive meal, the Seder, and for recounting the story of the Passover holiday. In accordance with tradition, our ancestors were enslaved in Egypt and were brought [...]

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A Bite from the Apple: National Academy Annual

Heddy Abramowitz — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:43:24 +0000

Artists who live in far-flung places around the globe, such as Jerusalem, use every travel opportunity to see what is going on “out there.” Though the internet is now rich with museum sites, personal artist web sites, and Facebook to fill in the gaps between trips, it is only in front of an original art [...]

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Purim Play

Heddy Abramowitz — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:24:38 +0000

It is ever curious to me when the headlines, the ancient times and my little life all seem to be twisted threads in a bizarre tapestry. I have just returned from a two-week blitz of travel which took me to worlds far from my own. It is a news junky’s challenge to be away from [...]

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Still, Not Silent: Edward Levin at Artists’ House

Heddy Abramowitz — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:54:08 +0000

Still Life is often a great divider between one artist and another. To some it is the province of paintings to match the couch, for others it is a source of renewed discovery, a place to make unexpected connections, to invest the mundane with thought, even with emotion. Edward Levin is exhibiting approximately forty [...]

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