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Question of the month: “Why do women have to cover their hair with a wig or...
A wall full of questions at the exhibition “The whole truth” © Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Thomas Valentin Harb Just over a year ago the Jewish Museum’s special exhibition entitled “The whole truth…...
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Saskia Boddeke: “Their pain will be our pain”
Starting on May 22 the Jewish Museum Berlin will present the exhibition “Obedience” by filmmaker Peter Greenaway and multimedia artist Saskia Boddeke. Designed as an installation in fifteen rooms the...
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“When civilization goes wrong, there is blood:” A brief exchange with Peter...
The exhibition “Obedience: An Art Installation in 15 Rooms by Saskia Boddeke & Peter Greenaway” is about to open. It reflects on the biblical story of Abraham, a forefather willing to sacrifice his...
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The Many Faces of Isaac and Ismael
Peter Greenaway and Saskia Boddeke at the video box in the Eric F. Ross Gallery © Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Yves Sucksdorff For the last several weeks, an interactive video box has stood in the Eric...
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“Both are home within me:”
The Many Faces of Isaac and Ismael, Part 2 As we recently announced, this month we would like to show another selection of clips from our video box, “Are you Isaac or Ismael?” This time, we’ve chosen...
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“I was never disengaged”
A Conversation with Rachel Heuberger on the Biblical Story of the Binding of Isaac and the Exhibition “Obedience” Still from a film in the installation “Obedience” © S. Boddeke & P. Greenaway,...
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The Many Faces of Isaac and Ismael, Part 3 Everyday, hundreds of video clips get produced at our video box that is part of the exhibition “Obedience. An Installation in 15 Rooms by Saskia Boddeke &...
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The Many Faces of Isaac and Ismael, Part 4 Our special exhibition, “Obedience. An Installation in 15 Rooms by Saskia Boddeke & Peter Greenaway,” has been extended until 15 November 2015. The...
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Confident Women in Veils
The Italian Writer Elena Loewenthal Reflects on Strong Jewish Women in the Torah The current exhibition Cherchez la Femme, which explores religious dress codes for women from women’s perspectives,...
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