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UNTITLED, Sarah Schneider
A note from the artist: This piece is a response to the prompt. L’dor V’dor, from generation to generation. We may look different. The world might look and feel different. But we will always be present and proud.
About the artist: Sarah is an architect living in Omaha, NE. She draws from her formal training and upbringing to express her connection to Judaism.
UNTITLED, Robyn Spodek-Schindler
A note from the artist: I was inspired by the idea of l’dor v’dor—from generation to generation. We pride ourselves on being American Jews and as a mother of two boys I work hard to ensure that they understand their background as well as their duties towards Judaism.
About the artist: Robyn Spodek-Schindler is an art therapist, author and artist living with her beautiful family in NJ. She is often inspired by Judaism and jewish history when creating her own artwork. As the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and a first generation American she knows how important educating her children on Jewish faith is.
UNTITLED, Lucila Lagrú
A note from the artist: Feet, red thread, and a torn Yiddish text appear here among crumpled pages. The text comes from a poem by Malka Locker: הײסט עס שױן, איך בענק נאָך דיר, אױב אין גאַס אַ פֿרעמדער שריט “Does it mean I long for you, if a stranger’s step outside…” I think about Yiddish as an intimate language, one tied in my life to chosen attachments, affection, and emotional closeness. The fragment expresses the way longing can arrive through something small and indirect, like the sound of footsteps, just as a single word can become emotionally charged. The red thread suggests both fate and protection, recalling the roite bindele and a more folkloric side of Jewish life. Together, these elements point to Jewish transmission from generation to generation, not only through religion, but through culture, memory, and beauty.
About the artist: Lucila Lagrú is an Argentinian artist and psychotherapist living in Brooklyn. She works with ink, markers, embroidery, papercutting, and puzzle purses to explore emotional transformation through imagery, text, and personal symbolism, often drawing on Jewish sources. She studied Visual Arts at the Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte and the Universidad del Museo Social Argentino in Buenos Aires. Influenced by her work as a psychotherapist, she is interested in how art can hold repair, connection, inner change, and emotional memory.
UNTITLED, Shirley Waisman
A note from the artist: These illustrations were deeply personal for me. My father, who recently passed away, was a Holocaust survivor of Mauthausen and Treblinka. From him I inherited a profound sense of resilience and the understanding that survival often requires creativity, courage, and the ability to think beyond what seems possible. My father always told me that his mother’s final words to him were: “Do everything you can to survive — so you can tell the next generation.” That message stayed with him all his life, and it became a guiding inspiration for my work on this book. The caregiver character in the story was inspired by my father’s own caregiver, and my father himself served as a visual model for some of the illustrations. Through the drawings, I tried to convey the deep love I felt for him, while striving for emotional authenticity and respect for the history behind the story.
About the artist: Shirley is an author-illustrator with over 20 years of experience in children’s book illustration. She has illustrated more than 100 books, 40 of which were traditionally published. Some were released by U.S. publishers. Others were published in the U.K., Hungary, and Canada. She holds a B.A. in Visual Communication and an M.A. in Education. Early in her career, she received a two-year research scholarship on children’s books at Kyushu University in Japan. She currently serves as the Regional Advisor for SCBWI Israel.
THE BROTHERS, Yolanda Goldsack
About the artist: Yolanda is an experienced self-taught artist. With over 30 years of dedication to her craft, she’s cultivated a diverse skill set and a deep passion for creating art. Prior to pursuing art, she worked as a dedicated hairdresser for 22 years and now owns her own bakery. She uses these two skills to create her artwork.
UNTITLED, Judith Berman
A note from the artist: This piece is a response to the prompt. L’dor V’dor, from generation to generation. We may look different. The world might look and feel different. But we will always be present and proud.
About the artist: Judith Berman grew up surrounded by art And was encouraged to build her creative skills From an early age. Judith earned badges for arts and crafts in girl scouts. Judith has embraced art and its holistic ability to help her express her inner demons. She has always loved color especially vivid colors. Her favorite colors are purple turquoise and magenta. Judith has had anxiety and depression and uses art to calm her anxiety and ease panic. She lives to surround herself in color. She graduated Queens college and has computer skills. She works in impressionistic and abstract art in pastels craypas crayons markers and acrylic. She loves flowers and cats and enjoys creating beautiful colorful art pieces including abstract design. Judith has work in several shows and several galleries has been awarded and has curated art shows.