April 14, 2026

Greetings!

May brings numerous opportunities to incorporate art into seasonal celebrations. Mark them with one of Jewish Art Education's featured monthly programs, including:

Jewish-American Photographers

Marc Chagall's Biblical Images: Elijah’s Vision (To King David)

Art Through the Prism of A Culture

Learn more below.



There is still time to register for our next Virtual Public Program, The Art of Israel with Peter Margolis, which is on April 19 at 7:00 PM EDT. See below to register.

Jewish Art Education is offering subsidized programs for organizations that are unable to afford our regular program fees. Funds are limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. See below for more information.

At Jewish Art Education, we are dedicated to bringing the best in the Jewish visual arts to the widest possible audience. Our mission is to educate the wider world on the contributions of the visual arts to Jewish civilization.

Please let us know if there are additional individuals at your organization to whom this newsletter should be sent, and feel free to forward it to others who might be interested in our programs. We look forward to presenting to your audience. 

May 2026

Jewish American Heritage Month

National Photography Month

Older Americans Month

Lag BaOmer (5/4-5/5)

Mother's Day (5/10)

Jerusalem Day (5/14-5/15)

International Museum Day (IMD) (5/18)

Jewish-American Photographers

Marc Chagall's Biblical Images: Elijah’s Vision (To King David)

Art Through the Prism of A Culture

Jewish-American Photographers are unique in their response to the mainstream culture. This program focuses on the origins and development of photography by Jewish men and women practitioners from the 19^th century forward. Their photographs reflect the conditions of their lives and those of the worldwide Jewish community.

This program introduces a series of etchings that Chagall created based on Biblical stories. He worked on this series from 1931 to 1956. This presentation begins with Genesis 1 and continues through Genesis 43. Chagall used varied etching techniques to capture multiple textures.

Part 2 of a 3-part series

Each part of the series may also be enjoyed as a single

presentation.

Art Through The Prism of A Culture is an overview of artworks from the oldest known object to contemporary images from all over the world. Mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, etchings, woodcuts, photographs, paintings, and ceremonial Judaica of marble, brass, silver, stone, iron, and glass are all included. This program tells the story of this unique and special culture through art objects from many places and across many centuries.

Here is some of what our audience members have said in response to recent programs.

Jewish Women Artists

I enjoyed every minute of it! I learned so much.

That was fabulous!

Thank you for a wonderful presentation.

The Art of Reuven Rubin:

Later Years

Fascinating! I really enjoyed today's presentation. I will be back for more.

I'm not Jewish. I enjoyed that very much!

Thank you for a wonderful presentation.

I am very familiar with the artist's early work, but had seen these later pieces. Thank you for helping me discover them.

Creating Jewish-American Culture: 18th Century to Early 20th Century

That was wonderful. I loved it all.

The Art of Passover

 I came because I am interested in art. I had no idea of the variety of art related to Jewish holidays.

Thank you. I wasn't sure what to expect, and I learned a lot.

Thank you for a wonderful presentation.

 I will have beautiful, vivid dreams tonight.

Can you do more programs here?

You are a great presenter. I learned so much. I had no idea about any of this.

There must be other Jewish treasures that are still hidden.

(Comment by a Catholic resident in response to the hiding of the Sarajevo Haggadah during WWII).

2026 Virtual Public Programs

Mark your calendars for our 2026 virtual public programs.

All Programs will be streamed live on ZOOM.

The presentations will be recorded, and all registrants will receive a link, which will be available for 14 days.

Funds raised from these public programs will be used to assist organizations that could not otherwise afford our regular program fees.



See below for more details about Subsidized Programs.

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DVDs

The following titles are available for $18.00 each

June 2026

Shavuot (commemorates the spring harvest and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai) (6/21-6/23)

Anne Frank Day (6/12)

Father's Day (6/21)

 Art of the Jewish Holidays

Marc Chagall's Biblical Images: The Ark Carried to Jerusalem (To The Calling Of Ezekiel-Book Of Kings) 

Cinema Judaica:

The Great Debate

July 2026

Independence Day (7/4)

Tisha B'Av ( day of communal mourning) (7/22-7/23)

National Carousel Day (7/25)

The Art of The Sabbath

Jewish Americans and Art: From 1654

Cinema Judaica: After Pearl Harbor

August 2026

American Artist Appreciation Month

World Photography Day (8/19)

World Senior Citizens' Day (8/21)

The Art of The High Holidays

Jewish Americans and Art: From 1848 

Art of The Jewish Lifecycle

Jewish Art Education offers enrichment programs for Senior Living Communities, Houses of Worship, Community Centers, and other organizations that serve lifelong learners.

Subsidized Programs

If you represent a senior village, residential community for low-income seniors, or an organization that works with underserved populations, please contact us to see how you might benefit from a subsidized program.

Jewish Art Museums

Jewish Art Groups

Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program



The Center for Jewish Art

MyJewishLearning

Smarthistory.org

Nancy Kotz

Executive Director

(Washington DC Metro Area)

Joanna Homrighausen

Speakers Bureau

(Chicago area)

Peter Margolis

Speakers Bureau

(Philadelphia Area)

To expand our reach, JAE is seeking new Speakers Bureau Members in the following locations:

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