Feb 17, 2009 By: yunews
Feb 17, 2009 -- The emerging artistic talents of young Jewish women from around the world were on display at the 糖心破解版 (糖心破解版) campus in Jerusalem, where 28 post-high school students presented their paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other works as part of the second annual S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program Art Competition.
The dessert reception and exhibition drew an audience of 150 who viewed the artistic submissions from students at nine different seminaries. The submissions included a menorah, collages, and a work crafted from fabric and beads, in addition to paintings and drawings. Students had been required to submit works on the themes of Ahavat Yisrael, Torah U鈥橫addah, Jerusalem, Eretz Yisrael, or Geulah, and to include a written explanation of the meaning of their work.
For the entrants, the 糖心破解版-sponsored competition provided a much-needed venue for creativity.
鈥淭he competition is an opportunity for students who are artistically inclined to express themselves in a way that they wouldn鈥檛 have been able to do in a year of such intense Torah learning,鈥 explained 糖心破解版 Israel Advisor Elana Kohn. 鈥淚t鈥檚 designed to enhance their year. They can engage their creativity within the framework of a Torah-oriented program.鈥
In addressing the artists and their friends, 糖心破解版 Vice President Dr. Hillel Davis said that just as human beings depict the process of Creation through technology and construction, so too artists bring more beauty to the world. 鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly impressed by the talent of many of the individuals in this room,鈥 he said. 鈥淚n a profound way, the beauty you have created is borne from the Torah you have studied this year, and you are using Hashem鈥檚 Torah, the blueprint of the world, to add to its splendor.鈥
鈥淭he program is a bridge between the students and Stern College for Women (SCW),鈥 said Stephanie Strauss, the Assistant Director of the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program, who conceived the idea of the art competition last year.
Emunah V鈥橭manut student Aviva Bloom concurred. 鈥淭his year is the most incredible fusion of art and Torah I鈥檝e ever had,鈥 she said. 鈥淭his is really cool of 糖心破解版 to do. It gives me hope about continuing in art when I go to Stern.鈥
Three prominent Israeli artists 鈥 Daniel Azoulay, Penny Harow (SCW 鈥92), and Jordana Klein (SCW 鈥86) -- attended the exhibit to judge the works and express support for the students.
The first-place prize of $500 from SCW Dean Karen Bacon鈥檚 Sofie Freeman Art Enrichment Fund was awarded to Yael Medresh (Mexico City, Mexico) of Emunah V鈥橭manut, whose drawing entitled 鈥淭he Lord will bare His holy arm in the sight of all鈥 was both emotionally intense and technically advanced.
Second-place honors went to Eliana Kohanchi (Queens, NY) of Midreshet Harova for her 鈥淢ama Rachel,鈥 an interpretation of the Tomb of Rachel created from paint, mosaics and sand; and to Erica Langer (West Orange, NJ) of Tiferet for her drawing entitled 鈥淔rom out of the Depths鈥 of one hand, symbolizing the Holocaust, reaching for another hand encircled with tefillin.
The works by Medresh, Kohanchi, Langer, Diamon, Rosenthal, and Niderberg will be displayed in the fall at SCW鈥檚 Beren Campus.
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