The exhibit “October Seventh: A Space of Anguish, Loss, Anger, Memory and Sorrow,” from ANU-Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, examines how Israeli culture reacts to the war creatively.
The exhibition includes curated works by 25 Israeli artists whose creative activity reflects the atrocious times Israeli society has been facing since October 7, 2023. The aftermath of the horrific attacks and ensuing war led many Israelis to rethink the way we interpret our history, art, and culture. The prevailing feeling is that even after the war ends, things will never be as they were and that anger and profound grief will have a lasting effect on our lives.
October 9- Nov. 30, at the J: Drop in during SJCC hours, with security check (sign in at SJCC Welcome Desk with driver’s license) required. No large bags allowed.
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Thanks Community Sponsors: FREE and open to the public, thanks to co-sponsors AJC Seattle, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, StandWithUs Northwest, and Temple De Hirsch Sinai, and grant support from the JCC Association of North America and the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism (MODA).
In times of joy as well as sadness, art has always been a way of coping with reality. Artists uniquely respond to and portray the events of the day, interpreting, and expressing collective memory. It has been said that “when the canons are heard, the muses are silent.” But the need to survive and cope has not quieted ideas, thoughts, and creation; rather, Israel is experiencing a burst and abundance of creativity in all art fields.
This exhibit does not intend to sum things up or offer an angle on the Israeli experience or art since October 7,2023. It presents particular situations and curated responses, and bears witness to the unique surge of creativity in Israeli society since the outbreak of the war.
Reproduced from the February 2024 ANU–Museum of the Jewish People commemorative exhibit, “October Seventh” consists of artwork reproductions, a soundtrack of Israeli music created in response to the war and a video slide show (shown at designated times and via QR code due to sensitive and/or disturbing images).
Artists on Display: Shai Azoulay, Eyal Assulin, Sofie Berzon MacKie, Shira Glezerman, Yosef Joseph Dadoune, Shirel Horovitz, Jonathan Chazorz”l, Ziva Jelin, Miriam Cabessa, Zvika Lachman, Haim Maor, Roee Idanz”l, Oren Fischer, Avishai Platek, Amit Cabessa, Eviatar Kipnisz”l, Irit Regev, Nil and Karin Romano, Shirley Shor, Leeor Shtainer, Keren Shpilsher.
About: ANU – Museum of the Jewish People celebrates the multiculturalism of Jewish diversity and adopts an inclusive, pluralistic approach in order to play an integral role in strengthening Jewish identity and perpetuating Jewish heritage worldwide. Part of their mission is to present and display the unique, diverse, and ongoing 4,000 year old story of the Jewish people, to nurture a sense of belonging and strengthen Jewish identity, and to promote Jewish discourse in Israel and worldwide.
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