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Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Used by Chicago journalist Morris Indritz

Used by Chicago journalist Morris Indritz

Corona Typewriter Company

United States ca. 1920

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Hassidic Dance

Hassidic Dance

Todros Geller

1928 | United States - Chicago

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Ira Sherman

mezuzah detail

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Ira Sherman

aluminum mezuzah

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Sandi Knell Tamny,

mezuzah detail

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Sandi Knell Tamni

mezuzah detail

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Louis Brandeis

Louis Brandeis

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Lori Gross

mezuzah detail

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Lori Gross

stainless steel mezuzah

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Friedrich Adler

Friedrich Adler

Germany 1913-1914

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Seder Plate

Seder Plate

Friedrich Adler

Germany 1914

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Marx Brothers

Marx Brothers

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

torah shield

torah shield

Vienna, 1872

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Eternal Flame

Eternal Flame

Leonardo Nierman

sculpture

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Jacques Vesery

cherry wood mezezah

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Spertus Prize

The Spertus Prize

Mirta Kupferminc

wood, steel, oil paint mezuzah

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Worker's Family

Worker's Family

Mitchell Siporin

1937 | United States- Chicago

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Martin Buber

Martin Buber

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Wedding Ring

Wedding Ring

Unknown Artist

20th century | Italy

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Wedding in the Cemetary

Wedding in the Cemetary

Leon Garland

1932 | United States - Chicago

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Yemenite Torah Finials

Yemenite Torah Finials

ca. 1900 | Yemen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

George Gershwin

George Gershwin

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

View of Negba from the Iraqui Fortress

View of Negba from the Iraqui Fortress

Unknown

Negev 1950

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Towards Moriah

Towards Moriah

Peter Freudenthal

Sweden 1979-1981

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Mammy Yokum and the Great Dogpatch Mystery

Mammy Yokum and the Great Dogpatch Mystery

Al Capp 1950

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Love Letter Written in Musical Code

Love Letter Written in Musical Code

Adolf Muhlmann

ca. 1890-1910

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Dina Halpern's Theater Trunk

Dina Halpern's Theater Trunk

Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co.

United States - Chicago Early 20th Century

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

The Raising of the Law in the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam

The Raising of the Law in the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam

Jacques Emile Edouard Brandon

France 1897

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Synagogue Place Marker for the Seat of the Vilna Gaon

Synagogue Place Marker for the Seat of the Vilna Gaon

Unknown Artist

Lithuania ca. 1868

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

 1927 | USSR: Ukraine: Odessa  Soviet Passport  Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

1927 | USSR: Ukraine: Odessa

Soviet Passport

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Slow Travel Under the Sun

Slow Travel Under the Sun

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Austria 1968

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

 Shirim La-Ghetto (Poems for the Ghetto)

Shirim La-Ghetto (Poems for the Ghetto)

Yocheved Bat-Miriam 1946

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Postcard

Postcard

Resnik Publishing Company

Poland: Warsaw ca. 1920s

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Postcard: Jewish Builders

Postcard: Jewish Builders

J. Benor-Kalter and S. Adler

Palestine; Haifa. Printed in Austria ca. 1921-ca. 1948

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Personage with Hood and Donkey Ears

Personage with Hood and Donkey Ears

Maryan S. Maryan

United States 1971

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

 Levitical Pitcher

Levitical Pitcher

Germany 1881

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Bar Lev Line

Bar Lev Line

Yigael Tumarkin

Israel 1973

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Baghdadi Torah Case (Tik)

Baghdadi Torah Case (Tik)

1897 Iraq

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

An Important Lesson

An Important Lesson

Auguste-Alexandre Hirsch

late 19th century | France

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Kamea and Kofya

Kamea and Kofya

Salonica Early 20th Century

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Kimono

Kimono

Japan 1940s

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Havdalah Set

Havdalah Set

Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert

Jerusalem 1947-1948

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

Unknown Artist

Germany 19th Century

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Stained Glass

Stained Glass

Unknown Artist

United States - Chicago ca. 1922

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Isaac Mayer Wise Memorial Plaque

Isaac Mayer Wise Memorial Plaque

Boris Schatz

Austria 20th century

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Golda Mier

Golda Mier

Andy Warhol

From “Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century”
United States, 1980
Silkscreen

Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

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Sarah Bernhardt
Used by Chicago journalist Morris Indritz
Hassidic Dance
The Spertus Prize
The Spertus Prize
The Spertus Prize
The Spertus Prize
Louis Brandeis
The Spertus Prize
The Spertus Prize
Friedrich Adler
Seder Plate
Marx Brothers
torah shield
Eternal Flame
The Spertus Prize
The Spertus Prize
Worker's Family
Martin Buber
Wedding Ring
Wedding in the Cemetary
Yemenite Torah Finials
George Gershwin
View of Negba from the Iraqui Fortress
Towards Moriah
Mammy Yokum and the Great Dogpatch Mystery
Love Letter Written in Musical Code
Dina Halpern's Theater Trunk
Gertrude Stein
The Raising of the Law in the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam
Synagogue Place Marker for the Seat of the Vilna Gaon
 1927 | USSR: Ukraine: Odessa  Soviet Passport  Courtesy of Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
Slow Travel Under the Sun
 Shirim La-Ghetto (Poems for the Ghetto)
Postcard
Postcard: Jewish Builders
Franz Kafka
Personage with Hood and Donkey Ears
 Levitical Pitcher
Bar Lev Line
Baghdadi Torah Case (Tik)
Albert Einstein
An Important Lesson
Kamea and Kofya
Kimono
Havdalah Set
Sigmund Freud
Noah's Ark
Stained Glass
Isaac Mayer Wise Memorial Plaque
Golda Mier