JCC Virtual Speaker Series
Wednesday, May 19, 2:00-3:30pm (Live from Israel)
Jewish Art Historian, Dr. Zvi Orgad from Bar-Ilan University in Israel presents:
"Ivory, and Apes, and Peacocks: Synagogues’ Magnificent Animals"
This program is sponsored by The Cardinal at North Hills: A Kisco Community
About the presenter:
Dr. Zvi Orgad teaches in the Department of Jewish Art at Bar-Ilan University, where he completed his Ph.D. studies. His thesis focused on the work methods of Eliezer-Zusman from Brody, a synagogue painter who worked in Franconia in the early modern period. Dr. Zvi Orgad is the author of articles on synagogue art and Hebrew illuminated manuscripts and a researcher in the Israeli-German project "The Torah Ark in German Lands." His main research topics are synagogue interior paintings, Hebrew manuscript illuminations, and their makers' work methods.
JCC Members: Free
General Community: $10.00