FROM THE FILTER

Cool Factor
The N.Y Times sizes up the city's diverse Jewish art scene. Not surprisingly, they omit Lower East Side designer Apollo Braun (born Doron Braunshtein), mastermind of the $250 "Jews Against Obama" t-shirt.
05.15.08 | EMAIL | PERMALINK

The Cat Came Back
The Rabbi's Cat 2, the latest installment in Joann Sfar's graphic novel series about an observant talking feline in 1930s Algeria, drifts "between precise historical details, enthusiastic tall tales and meditations on what it means to live as a person of faith in a world that doesn't share it," says Douglas Wolk.
05.07.08 | EMAIL | PERMALINK

Silver Lining
In his upcoming book, provocateur Avraham Burg reiterates that the Holocaust must be remembered, "but no longer by prostrating ourselves in the dust." Perhaps he would be buoyed by an "oddly vibrant exhibition" at Yad Vashem featuring the contributions of survivors, particularly in the design realm.
05.06.08 | EMAIL | PERMALINK

Midwestern Hospitality
After gathering articfacts for the past 14 years, Jewish Museum Milwaukee has opened its doors, and has a special display about native daughter Golda Meir. The city "is a microcosm of America," says the museum's executive director.
05.06.08 | EMAIL | PERMALINK

Illustrious Career
"With loving attention, he makes cooties, acne and pus come to life," says the Seattle P.I. of Drew Friedman's cartoons. The son of Bruce Jay Friedman is a "Social Realist sketch artist who filters social grit through a fun house mirror of bad horror movies and New York's Jewish comedians."
03.31.08 | EMAIL | PERMALINK

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