LABA BCN Fellow, Kevin Buckland, uses art, ceremony and study to raise awareness and new imaginaries around the forgotten medieval jewish cemetery on Montjuïc in Barcelona. On September 29th he will work with Yad Miriam to convene an annual ceremony and performance of remembrance to explore ideas of belonging-in-diaspora, tensions between political and traditional law,
Gràcies a tots els membres de LABA BCN i a tots els participants de la Nit de Tikkun Shavuot per una experiència preciosa i inoblidable!
¡Gracias a todos los becarios de LABA BCN y a todos los participantes de la Noche de Tikkun Shavuot por una experiencia hermosa e inolvidable!
Thanks to all LABA BCN fellows and all Tikkun Shavuot NIGHT participants, for a beautiful, memorable experience!
After 7 colorful years at the 14th Street Y, the final 3 of which I had the tremendous honor of directing the LABA Fellowship, it is time to say adieu. Like in any job, it takes some time to settle in, figure things out, and then utilize your ever-evolving skill sets. The 14Y was unique
By Laura Beatrix Newmark, Director LABA New York “…like the strength of a blessing, as we go Quietly on with what we shall be doing, and sing Thanks for being enabled, again, to begin this instant.” -from At the New Year by John Hollander, And so it goes, after 15 months of pivoting our LABA
By, 2021 LABA Fellow Annie Berman Our current Zeitgeist is filled with dreams of renewal, reawakening, return – a return to a better world. Is that even possible? Are human beings capable of creating a world anew, or can we only work towards reforming, healing. Are there limits to human imagination? I write this as
by Ronit Muszkatblit In The Absence of a Proper Mourning is an outdoor audio visual installation that will be shown at The Jewish Museum of Maryland by LABA artist Tal Beery. This piece is a part of Dwelling in The Time of Plagues, a Jewish creative response to real-world plagues of our time, generously supported
by 2021 LABA Fellow Doron Perk When I started to work on a dance piece to honor the memory of my grandfather, Prof. Kalman Perk, I knew I would use Mendelssohn. He loved classical music, mostly opera. He knew all the names of composers and singers. Mezzo, a channel for mainly operas and ballet, would
by Ronit Muszkatblit, Director of Arts and Culture, Artistic Director of LABA Dwelling in a Time of Plagues is a Jewish Artist collaboration that spans six cities: NYC, Baltimore, Toronto, Boston, Charlotte and Detroit, funded by CANVAS a Jewish Funders Network. Seven Jewish artists have created original pieces that represent a current plague of our