Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale, NY, is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition, Envisioning the Sacred: Modern Art from the Collection, which will be on view from March 1 through June 21, 2026.
Gallery talk on April 12th.
Admission to the Museum is always free. Photo I.D. required for entry.
Envisioning the Sacred: Modern Art from the Collection features forty-nine prints, paintings, and drawings from the Museum’s permanent collection by twentieth and twenty-first-century artists working in a range of modernist styles—from figurative to abstract. These twenty-one artists explore stories and characters from the Bible, represent Jewish observances and traditions, or take inspiration from language and legend. Many of the artists express their Jewish identities and relationships to Jewish communal experience through their work. For some, mysticism and quests for spiritual connection are essential features of their art.
The exhibition features several Jewish Art Salon members: Robert Kirschbaum, Mark Podwal, Susan Schwalb & Joyce Ellen Weinstein.
Susan Schwalb,
Harmonizations III, 2015.Goldpoint, silverpoint, Jaune Brilliant, and yellow gesso on paper on panel, 24 x 24 x 2 in.
Gift of Susan Schwalb in memory of Judge Morris and Evelyn Schwalb, HHAR 6465.
Robert Kirschbaum
#12 from, The 42-Letter Name, 2009. Letterpress, 12” x 9”.
Mark Podwal
Dreidel Hanukkiah, 2002
Joyce Weinstein
The Choral Synagogue, St Petersburg Russia, Pastel on paper, 38” x 50” unframed.
Each of these artists finds a modern visual language with which to deeply and authentically explore Jewish themes that resonate with personal meaning and larger cultural significance.
Digital catalogue
Museum Hours
Hebrew Home at Riverdale
5901 Palisade Avenue
Riverdale, New York 10471
Tel. 718.581.1596
Museum hours: Sunday–Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Photo ID is required for all visitors to the Hebrew Home campus. Call 718.581.1596 or email art@riverspring.org to schedule in-person or virtual group tours or for holiday hours. For further information, visit our website at www.derfner.org.
About Hebrew Home at Riverdale
As a member of the American Alliance of Museums, Hebrew Home at Riverdale is committed to publicly exhibiting its art collection throughout its 32-acre RiverSpring Living campus, which includes the Derfner Judaica Museum and a sculpture garden overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Derfner Judaica Museum + Art Collection provides educational and cultural programming for residents and clients of RiverSpring Living, their families, and the general public from throughout New York City, its surrounding suburbs, and visitors from elsewhere. RiverSpring Living, based in Riverdale, New York, is a leading non-profit organization serving older adults through a range of healthcare services, housing options, and community programs.
