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...Rabbi Jacob J Petuchowski a specialist in Judeo-Christian dialogue and Jewish liturgical traditions, said yesterday he hopes to teach "the Christian theology of Judaism and the Jewish theology of Christianity--how each religion looks upon the other...
Founded in 1903 by philanthropist Jacob Henry Schiff "to promote sound knowledge of Semitic languages and history," the museum struggled during the 1930s and 1940s and closed in 1958 to make way for the Center for International Affairs, which used the building for office space until...
Meanwhile, the show in the existing Fogg continued to prove the worth of the museum. It is a retrospective-improbably enough, the only one ever held-of 56 paintings by Jacob van Ruisdael, who was by general consent the greatest landscape painter to live in 17th century Holland. It will not go elsewhere in the U.S., so anyone with a serious interest in the art of landscape should get to the Fogg before April 11. We see Ruisdael entire, for the first and perhaps the last time. The man, however, disappears behind the work. Little is known of his life...
...elevating them to key positions. His prejudices would break forth in commands reflecting the emotion of the moment. I did not keep track of how often I was told to cut off all aid to Israel in retaliation for the actions of some wayward Jewish members of Congress; Senator Jacob Javits seemed to have a special ability to get under Nixon's skin...
...third score is the current exhibition of the Dutch landscapist Jacob van Ruisdael one of the most important art historical events ever staged at the Fogg...