  Location within Philadelphia | |
| Location | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°57′50″N75°09′38″W / 39.96383°N 75.16068°W Coordinates: 39°57′50″N75°09′38″W / 39.96383°N 75.16068°W |
| Public transit access |  Spring Garden |
| Website | rodephshalom |
The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, [1] , which was founded in 1975, is located within historic Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art that illuminates the Jewish experience, this museum has organized solo and group exhibitions of work in many media by artists of diverse backgrounds.
In addition to its special-exhibit gallery, the museum features a permanent collection of important works by accomplished artists including William Anastasi, Chaim Gross, Tobi Kahn, Joan Snyder, Shelley Spector, Boaz Vaadia and Roman Vishniac.
Showcased in the Thalheimer Entrance Foyer of the synagogue on Broad Street is the museum's Leon J. and Julia S. Obermayer Collection of Jewish Ritual Art. [2]
Louise Nevelson was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire, she emigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century. Nevelson learned English at school, as she spoke Yiddish at home.
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David Breuer-Weil is an artist from London whose work is exhibited worldwide. He works in different media including large canvases and monumental bronze sculptures.
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Tobi Kahn is an American painter and sculptor. Kahn lives and works in New York City and is on the faculty at the School of Visual Arts.
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Benjamin Franklin (Ben) Britt (1923–1996) was a figurative, surrealist and abstract painter, and art teacher. His subjects were African American culture, religion and children, which he captured in oil and charcoals. Britt signed his works “B. Britt,” dotting the “i” with tiny round circles.
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