Yiddish Book of Customs

German Chancellor Willie Brandt went down on his knees at the monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on a trip to Poland. He was there to sign the Treaty of Warsaw, a key element of his “Ostpolitik,”…

This Sabbath lamp, cast in silver in Frankfurt am Main, was originally commissioned for a private home. It was made by Johann Valentin Schüler, a craftsman who also produced many other Jewish ritual…

Kuper is known for his work with found objects, such as spoons, saws, paintbrushes, and clocks. He depicts them in paintings and sometimes incorporates them into sculptures. The worn-out, quotidian…