Traditional Jewish Papercuts
Traditional Jewish Papercuts

Author: Joseph Shadur

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9781584651659

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The definitive work on papercuts, a long-overlooked aspect of Jewish folk art.

Jewish Papercuts
Jewish Papercuts

Author: Joseph Shadur

Publisher: Judah L Magnes Museum

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 9780943376547

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JEWISH PAPERCUTS: A HISTORY & GUIDE, is a joint publication with Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California & is the only book on this subject published in over a decade. More than any other form of Jewish folk art, the quaint world of papercut reflects the spirit & lore of Jewish village life of days gone by. JEWISH PAPERCUTS, with 48 full-color plates & over 135 black & white illustrations, traces the history of the delicate folk art of papercuts from different cultures from around the world & specifically gives an in-depth look at the variety & development of Jewish papercuts. The works presented in this wonderful volume captivate us by their sincerity & freshness of expression. Chapter 7 features a step-by-step description of how the author, Yehudit Shadur, creates her own Jewish papercuts. Also available, a special limited edition with an original papercut signed & numbered, ISBN 965-229-106-4, price $550.00. For orders: Gefen Books - Books from Israel. 1-800-477-5257, FAX 516-295-2739, 12 New St., Hewlett, NY 11557.

The Art Lesson
The Art Lesson

Author: Allison Marks

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1512495247

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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life! Shoshana loves spending time at Grandma Jacobs' art studio and for Shavuot, Grandma Jacobs has a very special art project in mind! Shoshana learns how to make papercuts by carefully folding squares of paper and cutting shapes out of them. But can she create works of art as beautiful as the ones Grandma makes?

Is Superman Circumcised?
Is Superman Circumcised?

Author: Roy Schwartz

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2021-05-19

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1476644411

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Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades, Superman's mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date, and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!

The Papercutter
The Papercutter

Author: Cindy Rizzo

Publisher: Bella Books

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1642473669

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A deeply polarized and ungovernable United States of America has separated into two nations—the God Fearing States (GFS) and the United Progressive Regions (UPR). Judith Braverman, a teenager living in an Orthodox Jewish community in the GFS, is not only a talented artist accomplished in the ancient craft of papercutting, she also has the gift of seeing into peoples’ souls—and can tell instantly if someone is good or evil. Jeffrey Schwartz has no love for religion or conformity and yearns to escape to the freedom of the UPR. When he’s accepted into an experimental pen pal program and paired with Dani Fine, an openly queer girl in the UPR, he hopes that he can finally find a way out. As danger mounts and their alarm grows, Judith embeds a secret code in her papercuts so that she and Jeffrey can tell Dani what’s happening to Jews in the GFS without raising suspicions from the government. When the three arrange a quick, clandestine meeting, Jeffrey is finally faced with the choice to flee or to stay and resist. And Judith is reeling from a pull toward Dani that is unlike anything she has ever felt before. Content note: the book contains one brief memory of sexual assault of a male teen by another male teen. Book 1 of The Split Series.