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Dwelling
in a Time of Plagues

A Jewish creative response to real-world plagues of our time

Passover 2021

Dwelling in a Time of Plagues is a Jewish creative response to real-world plagues of our time. Collectively, the commissions in this constellation of art projects around North America grapple with contemporary crises: the global pandemic, institutional racism, xenophobia, ageism, forced isolation, and the climate crisis.

Plagues & Liberation

Coinciding with the holiday of Passover, during which we remember the 10 Plagues visited upon the Egyptians, the works for “Dwelling in a Time of Plagues” reinterpret the themes of Passover in response to our times and our unique partners. New works generated by Jewish artists and creatives include outdoor sculptures, murals, essays, audio pieces, videos, and digital art experiences online. Each piece responds to its medium and host community specifically, and to our collective plight as Jews and as human beings.

We invite you to dwell with us in these physical and virtual pieces for our times.

Covid

baltimore

Artist: Tal Beery
Author: Rebecca Soffer

Darkness

Boston

Artist: Julie Weitz
Author: Moriel Rothman-Zecher

housing insecurity

Charlotte

Artist: MIKE WIRTH
Author: Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

Single-Use Plastic

Detroit

Artist: Olivia Guterson
Author: Sarah Blake

Food Insecurity

New York City
(Manhattan & Brooklyn)

Artist: Hillel Smith
Author: Michael Twitty

Grief and Loss

New York City (manhattan)

Artist: Maya Ciarrochi
Author:Darin Strauss

Binary Thinking

Toronto

Artist: Bareket Kezwer
Author: Rabbi Abby Stein

Ageism

Los Angeles

Artist: TIFFANY WOOLF
Author: Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Racism

Portland, Oregon

Artist: ADAM W. MCKINNEY
Author: Marra B. Gad

Xenophobia

TUCSON

Artist: MIRTA KUPFERMINC
Author: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen (translated by Sondra Silverston)

Portland, Oregon

Artist: ADAM W. MCKINNEY
Author: Marra B. Gad

TUCSON

Artist: MIRTA KUPFERMINC
Author: Ayelet Gundar-Goshen (translated by Sondra Silverston)

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Media: For more information, please contact Julie Wiener.