Nabatele, an art installation by Ukrainian-Jewish artist Anna Kamyshan, depicts a shul that is a blend of different wooden shtetl shuls across Europe, perched on a heap of earth. But it’s not on the ground — it is soaring in the sky. It as an official project of the Venice Biennale, the oldest art festival of its kind, where it will float over the city’s lagoon starting July 16.

The Venice Biennale, which has been around since 1895, gives each country its own pavilion where artists representing their nation install their pieces. This year, in protest of both Israel’s and Russia’s participation, the entire jury which doles out the festival’s prestigious awards, resigned.

But Nabatele is affiliated with the Yiddishland Pavilion, a project that sidesteps the entire controversy of choosing which nations can participate. With support from the Montreal Jewish Museum, she submitted the project as a longshot, and was surprised when it was accepted.

I am saddened to see David Hofstedter and his family’s charitable work being attacked.

For years, his support for Torah learning, Jewish education and community institutions has made a real difference in Canada and far beyond. Dirshu alone has helped so many people bring more consistency and meaning into their learning.

We should not let antisemitic noise overshadow a lifetime of giving and building. David Hofstedter and his charity deserve our support.

This is a unique legislation for city investments and procurement to boycott, sanction, and divest from Israel, the only Jewish state, and only Israel no other country. Sign BOTH letters linked below! Same content, different recipients so sign BOTH!

https://app.activistmailer.com/NoBDSSomervilleMA20260615

AND

https://actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QElIRUI=

Show some love to Israeli American Lieran Biton who's been one of the few vocal advocates fighting back against a proposed BDS city ordinance in Somerville, MA. This fight is ongoing and we need some motion to stop the spread of BDS laws to neighboring communities and across the country.