Jewish Art Education
June 2023
News & Updates
May 9, 2023
Greetings!

The second program in our 4-part series examining Polish Jews and Art and The Art of Charity/Tzedakah/Righteousness are our featured programs in June.

After over 10 years of consistent pricing, JAE will be raising our program fees, effective September 18, 2023, as a result of increased costs. Guarantee our current rates by scheduling in advance. See below for details.

New Clients - schedule a program at the regular rate and get a free program! More information is available below.

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. 
Featured Programs
June 2023
Father's Day (6/18)
MATZO AND HAROSET GIVEN TO CHILDREN
Golden Haggadah, Barcelona, 1320



This program identifies the Biblical citation that determines the role of Charity/Tzedakah/ Righteousness in the Jewish world and surveys the many customs developed to observe it. Through Sculpture, prints and paintings, photographs, and objects of many different media, Jews are charged to give charity as the right thing to do in different times and places.
Leviathan
reconstruction of the painted ceiling of the Gwozdziec wooden synagogue
Polin Museum, Warsaw, Poland

(Part 2 of a 4-part series. Each part of the series may also be enjoyed as a single presentation.)

This program series is based on the collection of the Polin Museum in Warsaw. Poland.

The LEVIATHAN is a creature with the form of a sea serpent from Jewish traditional belief, referenced in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Job, Psalms, Isaiah, and Amos. This primordial creature reflects Canaanite, Mesopotamian, and Babylonian myths.

A unique Jewish culture emerged and flourished in Poland for 1000 years. WWII and later events marked a cruel break in the Jewish-Polish shared history. The 4-part series focuses on the rich Jewish culture that existed for centuries before WWII.
New Clients
Schedule 1 Program
and
Get 1 Program FREE
Offer good through 12/31/2023. Free programs are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
From Our Audience
My Brother’s Keeper

Very powerful and instructive.

I visited Warsaw in the late 1970's. The Ghetto was just a grass covered area. 

An important topic.
The Art of Pissarro

The entire series has been very interesting.

It was wonderful to see Pissarro's figures and urban scenes. I was only familiar with his landscapes.
JAE News
Price Increase Effective September 18, 2023
Guarantee Current Pricing By Booking Ahead
Your Price NOW

$150 – single-part program

$125 each for programs that are part of a series when the entire series is scheduled over sequential weeks
AFTER September 18, 2023

$200 - single-part program

$175 each for programs that are part of a series when the entire series is scheduled over sequential weeks or months.
The new pricing applies to both in-person programs as well as those conducted virtually.
 
Schedule by September 18, 2023 — and your price is guaranteed! You’ll receive our current rates for programs scheduled through September 18, 2024.
 
Questions? – Please contact Nancy Kotz, Marketing and Speakers Bureau Director.
Upcoming Programs
(as of 5/9/2023 - subject to change)
June 2023

Five Star Premier Residences
of Chevy Chase
The Art of Pissarro: Family and Friends

Bay Lake Retirement Community
Creating Jewish American Culture: Part I - 18th Century to Early 20th Century

Brightview West End
Art of Charity / Tzedakah / Righteousness

The Highlands - Kensington Park
Senior Living
Polish Jews and Art: From 1648

Landow House
Art of Charity / Tzedakah / Righteousness

Revitz House
Art of Charity / Tzedakah / Righteousness

Brandywine Living at Potomac
Polish Jews and Art: From 1648

Chevy Chase House
Polish Jews and Art: From 1648

Modena Reserve Kensington
Art of Charity / Tzedakah / Righteousness

Cadence at Olney
Polish Jews and Art: From 1648

Ring House
Polish Jews and Art: From 1648

Tidewater VA Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
Jewish Roots of Modern American Star-chitects

Brightview Woodmont
Polish Jews and Art: In the Beginning

Elance at West End
Art of Charity / Tzedakah / Righteousness
July 2023

The Highlands - Kensington Park
Senior Living
Polish Jews and Art: From 1897

Bay Lake Retirement Community
Creating Jewish American Culture:
Part II - After World War II

Revitz House
The Art of Modigliani

Chevy Chase House
Polish Jews and Art: From 1897

Cadence at Olney
Polish Jews and Art: From 1897

Brandywine Living at Potomac
Polish Jews and Art: From 1897

Brightview Woodmont
Polish Jews and Art: From 1648

Elance at West End
The Art of Modigliani

Ring House
Polish Jews and Art: From 1897
2023 Featured Programs
July - September
Contact us to add JAE programs to your organization's calendar
July
Independence Day (7/4)
Tisha B'Av (7/26-7/27)
(Part 3 of a 4-part series. Each part of the series may also be enjoyed as a single presentation.)
August
World Photography Day (8/19)
(Part 4 of a 4-part series. Each part of the series may also be enjoyed as a single presentation.)
September 2023
Labor Day (9/4)
Patriot Day (9/11)
Rosh Hashanah (9/15-9/17)
Yom Kippur (9/24-9/25)

These featured programs are only a suggestion. If you are new to JAE, consider our overview program, Art Through the Prism of a Culture which serves as an introduction to the scope of Jewish art from the ancient world to the modern one.

In addition, we offer a variety of programs that have multiple parts and can be scheduled as short, in-depth "courses". Please contact us for more information.
Live Presentations
JAE speakers are available to present in-person programs in the following areas:

  • Washington, DC metropolitan area (including the Maryland and Northern Virginia suburbs)
  • Williamsburg, VA
  • Coastal Virginia (including Norfolk, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk)
  • Chicago metro area

We will continue to follow CDC guidelines and individual site protocols to ensure the safe delivery of in-person programs.
Virtual Presentations
If you are outside the geographic region where JAE speakers are available for in-person presentations, consider scheduling an online program.

Please contact us if you would like to explore this program delivery option.
When booking a virtual presentation consider these options:
In House TV station?

Do you have an in-house TV channel? Why not use it to broadcast our programs? This streaming option allows maximum audience reach without the need to gather in one place.
Your Zoom or Ours?

Our Zoom account is optimized for security and we are happy to host your program. If your organization would prefer to use your own Zoom account instead, please let us know.
About Our Programs
Our intellectually stimulating programs are a visual feast, interactive, lively, entertaining as well as educational. These one-hour presentations are shown via PowerPoint either in person or via streaming.
 
Mornings and afternoons are available for presentations. For first choice of dates, please contact us if you are interested in scheduling as they will fill up quickly.
Program Fees

  • Single Programs - The fee for a one-hour JAE presentation is $150.00.

  • Multi-Part Programs - Receive a discount of $25 per program when booking the entire series of a program with 3 or more parts. To receive the discount the series must be scheduled over the course of sequential weeks.

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Jewish Art Resources
President
Robert Barkin
Executive Director, Emeritus
Marketing & Speakers Bureau
Director
(Washington DC Metro Area)
Ellen Davis
Speakers Bureau
(Washington DC Metro Area)
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Jonathan Homrighausen
Speakers Bureau
(Williamsburg, VA area)
Kara Klein
Speakers Bureau
(Chicago area)
Richard Rivin
Speakers Bureau
(Coastal VA area)
Please Note Our New Mailing Address
Jewish Art Education
5869 Oak Terrace Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
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