... against Armenian, Jewish, Roma, and African American populations. In Armenia, I also had ample opportunity to see many visual examples of protest and resistance artworks. The year 2015 was the 100th centennial of the genocide and was commemorated throughout the world. Probably the most visible...

... with those liberties and contributions to American art history. Review by Paul Von Blum revisions. Both eager to please and pro­ Throughout his life, he has stood defiantly tective of his identity...

... of activist culture in North America. From the nineteenth century to the present, political posters have been effective in bringing activist messages to large audiences throughout the world. However, since they’re most often produced by lesser known or unknown artists (with the exception of Kathe Kollwitz...

... peoples living throughout Latin America and the Middle East are quite fluent in the idiom of revolution, U.S. leftists have relegated the notion to a poetic dustbin dwelling somewhere just to the left of the deep past. Many entertain notions of particularistic “revolutions” in domains of the human spirit...

... century. As a collaboration between the Getty Foundation and the Getty Research Institute funded, it sponsored exhibitions at more than sixty museums and other cultural institutions throughout Southern California. It documented the emergence of the Los Angeles area as a vibrant postwar center for cultural...

... (and rhetorical) repetitions that resurface throughout the text (here, a reference to “our lord the sun / of literature”). There’s also the rigor and pleasure of sound in her work. The rich, sonorous repetitions of the initial three stanzas continue in the last two stanzas: Between noon & its...

..., it should remind us of the heavy cost of leveling the world’s diverse multitude of social and economic systems, many of which are better at sustainably meeting people’s needs than is the system that aims to replace them. Until about 500 years ago, most local cultures throughout the world were...

...JOSEPH LUMBARD Copyright © Tikkun magazine 2015 N on-muslims often struggle to understand Muslims because they fail to grasp the role that the Prophet Muhammad plays in our lives. Failing to realize the breadth of the Prophet’s teachings and the depth of love for the Prophet throughout...

...Paul Von Blum I have written regularly on African American art, including various books, catalogue essays, reviews, and articles, including some in Tikkun . Recently, I have focused on the vibrant community of Los Angeles’ Black artists. Throughout my research, these women and men have...

.... Review by Paul Von Blum revisions. Both eager to please and pro­ Throughout his life, he has stood defiantly tective of his identity, Chagall is partially with the poor and oppressed against priv­...

... forms understandably represent a vigorous expression of identity politics in visual form. By focusing on the quintessential Renaissance person in U.S. political and cultural history, I offered students an interdisciplinary perspective that both highlighted the African American experience throughout...

... of the Jewish connections to both my growing identification as a ’60s radical and an increasing consciousness as a second-generation Holocaust survivor. This fusion gave rise to the activism that has remained a constant throughout my life. From high school on, I understood my Jewish identity to require...

..., and joining him on this album is a stellar quartet that deeply respects the music of Rav Kook’s poetry. A solid rhythm track begins and ends the CD, a bluesy accompaniment that is not too stingy but does not usurp the place of the language. I love Dave Richard’s bass playing throughout. The language...

... their own children at baggage claim; are either conveniently or conspicuously bilingual, depending on their income level. The average rainfall is silver and distributed equally throughout the seasons. What the bible really says instructors stand in neat skirts beside their docile   placards...

..., and illegal in most countries, it is nevertheless pervasive throughout the world, even in the United States. Obviously, debtors in this situation need liberation, not debt forgiveness. Olivia Wise ( oliviawisestudio.com ) Millions will remain chained to their college debt for decades to come. What...

.... “It is my constant choice to embrace my humanness. It is my regular practice to open to something greater than my own tale of woe.” Throughout the book, Weinberg ≈offers resources that have helped her, and can help readers, with this struggle: her poetry, Jewish ritual, and a capacity to forgive moments...

... busy throughout his struggle—in moments of laughter and song, in the strength of the relating...