The late Israeli artist Moshe Gershuni’s extraordinary artist book Kaddish was created to respond to Allen Ginsberg's poem of the same title written on the death of his mother, Naomi. The artist book presents the original English poem, its Hebrew translation by the Israeli poet Natan Zach, and Gershuni's illustrations in screen print.
The artist book is on view at Congregation Mishkan Or Museum and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland between September 2025 and February 2026 as part of the joint exhibition "Memory: Moshe Gershuni."
As a rendering of the traditional mourner’s prayer that is part art and part literature, Kaddish provides rich and meaningful inspiration for ekphrasis: the art of writing poetry about a piece of visual art. Come to see this unique exhibition and explore themes of grief, release, and resilience in a writing workshop where you try your own hand at ekphrastic poems.
This special workshop is a collaboration between Congregation Mishkan Or, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Literary Cleveland.
Details: Kaddish: Exploring Grief in Poetry with Moshe Gershuni, Natan Zach & Allen Ginsburg will take place at the Congregation Mishkan Or - Jack & Lilyan Mandel Building (26000 Shaker Blvd).
The late Israeli artist Moshe Gershuni’s extraordinary artist book Kaddish was created to respond to Allen Ginsberg's poem of the same title written on the death of his mother, Naomi. The artist book presents the original English poem, its Hebrew translation by the Israeli poet Natan Zach, and Gershuni's illustrations in screen print.
The artist book is on view at Congregation Mishkan Or Museum and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland between September 2025 and February 2026 as part of the joint exhibition "Memory: Moshe Gershuni."
As a rendering of the traditional mourner’s prayer that is part art and part literature, Kaddish provides rich and meaningful inspiration for ekphrasis: the art of writing poetry about a piece of visual art. Come to see this unique exhibition and explore themes of grief, release, and resilience in a writing workshop where you try your own hand at ekphrastic poems.
This special workshop is a collaboration between Congregation Mishkan Or, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Literary Cleveland.
Details: Kaddish: Exploring Grief in Poetry with Moshe Gershuni, Natan Zach & Allen Ginsburg will take place at the Congregation Mishkan Or - Jack & Lilyan Mandel Building (26000 Shaker Blvd).
