Moshe Zabari
Moshe Zabari (Hebrew: משה זבארי; 1935–2025) was an Israeli artist known for his silver Judaica.
Life and career
[edit]Zabari was born in Jerusalem in 1935.[1] He studied under Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert and David Gumbel at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.[2][3][4]
He was artist-in-residence for almost three decades at New York's Jewish Museum.[5] He returned to his native Israel in the 1980s.[2] He was known for his modernist approach, a reviewer described his 1998 sculpture, "Death by Stoning," as "elegant and beautiful," despite describing a "terrible act of violence."[6]
In 1990 he was awarded the Jesselson Prize for Contemporary Judaica Design.[7]
In 2015 Zabari was honoured with a Retrospective at the Jerusalem Biennale.[8][9]
Museum exhibitions
[edit]- Homecoming to the Holy Land: New Works by Moshe Zabari, Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, 1999.[5][12]
- Homecoming to the Holy Land: New Work by Moshe Zabari, Skirball Museum, 1998.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Unique Torah crown designs to replace 9 stolen ones". The Jewish Week. 3 January 1982.
- 1 2 Sherman, Randi (14 September 2007). "The Joy Of Alloy". The Jewish Week.
- ↑ Blank, Barbara Trainin (11 December 2001). "The art of Menorahs; Diverse shapes now light way". The Patriot-News.
- ↑ "Moshe Zabari". thejewishmuseum.org. Jewish Museum. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 1 2 Poley, Rita Rosen (15 July 1999). "Sketches: The Art of the Deal - and the Deal of the Art". Jewish Exponent.
- 1 2 Knaff, Devorah (26 April 1998). "Genesis of a Nation". Orange County Register.
- ↑ Ronnen, Meir (6 September 1990). "Sandberg Rrize for Gabi Klasmer". Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ "Retrospective". jerusalembiennale.org. Jerusalem Biennale. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Shea, Christopher (18 September 2015). "Jerusalem Biennale". New York Times. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "In Memoriam: Moshe Zabari (1935–2025)". Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem on Facebook. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Moshe Zabari". The Jewish Museum. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Colin (2 January 1987). "Ceremonial Objects by a Craftsman". Los Angeles Times.
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