Boris Schatz

BEZALEL SCHOOL OF ARTS & CRAFTS- HANUKKAH LAMP

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, Judaica, Religious, Uncategorized, zionismJuly 16, 2026119Views 0Likes 0Comments

This Bezalel Hanukkah lamp (1920) represents the arts nouveau sensibility that Boris Schatz and his school were well known for. The artist is Ze'ev Raban. Indicative of his style, this particular lamp is made of copper and catches the light with the designs present on the front. This lamp is heavily decorated with Jewish imagery.…

BEZALEL SCHOOL OF ARTS & CRAFTS- KIDDUSH CUP

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, JudaicaJuly 16, 2026129Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Bezalel Kiddush cup was created in 1920 in Jerusalem, Palestine. Named after the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, founded by Boris Schatz in 1906, this cup has a maker’s mark on the bottom reading “Bezalel Jerusalem.” The artist is unknown, although it is possible that this cup was made and/or designed…

BEZALEL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS- ZE’EV RABAN

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, Judaica, Religious, zionismJune 19, 2026172Views 0Likes 0Comments

Born Wolf Rawicki, Ze'ev Raban was born on February 12, 1890, in the town of Lemberg, which is now in the area of the Ukraine. Ze’ev’s family were a devout Jewish family. He was artistic from a young age and would later grow up to become one of Judaica’s most loved artists. He received…

BORIS SCHATZ- MAN ON A MISSION

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, Judaica, ReligiousMarch 10, 2026217Views 0Likes 0Comments

Boris Schatz was born in Lithuania in 1866. An artist in his own right, he lived and worked in many different cities across Europe before settling down in Jerusalem in 1906. This is the year he started Bezalel. Sometimes more visionary than artist, Schatz admired Italian renaissance work and imagined Art Nouveau as a revival…

FOUNDING OF THE BEZALEL SCHOOL OF ARTS & CRAFTS

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, Judaica, ReligiousMarch 10, 2026166Views 0Likes 0Comments

In 1906, Boris Schatz founded the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem. Schatz named his school after Bezalel from the Bible who was the architect and artist of the Tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant. Schatz envisioned his school to play just as important a role. This school would teach all types of…

ART NOVEAU & THE BEZALEL SCHOOL OF ARTS & CRAFTS

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, Judaica, ReligiousMarch 10, 2026171Views 0Likes 0Comments

Art Nouveau, sometimes called Jugendstil, was a style of art popular from around 1890 to the first World War. This style coincides with what is known as the Belle Epoque. This is a French term that describes a time of cultural flourishing, peace, prosperity and artistic freedom. It is as easy to understand what Art…

BEZALEL SCHOOL OF ARTS & CRAFTS

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Boris Schatz, JudaicaMarch 4, 2026181Views 0Likes 0Comments

In 1906, a man named Boris Schatz created his life’s work with an art school in Jerusalem named The Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts. A Zionist, Schatz hoped to use the school to make items of Judaica that would further the Jewish cause to regain Palestine. He believed that the Bezalel school went hand…