The intern at the Center for Jewish Art, Hebrew University ,will participate in the digitization project of the Center’s archives. The proposed work is cataloging of scanned images, their recognition and searching for relevant materials in their archives. In doing so, the intern will be discovering a broad range of paintings, drawings, sculpture and architecture within the Jewish tradition. Such a position is ideal for students of history of art and architecture.The Center has carried out a comprehensive program documenting Jewish art all over the globe, encompassing all facets of Jewish visual art.
The Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University has carried out a comprehensive program documenting Jewish art all over the globe, encompassing all facets of Jewish visual art. Work is performed in five sections: Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts, Sacred and Ritual Objects, Ancient Jewish Art, Modern Jewish Art, as well as Jewish Ritual Architecture.
So far the Center has documented in 41 countries, from India in the east to the USA in the west. Special attention was given to the remnants left after the havoc of WWII and the Communist regimes in Europe. Collapse and ruin are the fate of hundreds of synagogues in Eastern Europe and of thousands others worldwide. The Center also documents Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, dispersed in libraries all over the world and ritual objects in museums and private collections.
For more information, see our website: http://cja.huji.ac.il/
