"Running concurrently with the Jewish High Holy Days, the group exhibit at East Hampton's Vered Gallery, "A Stitch in Jewish Time," evokes "issues of memory and reflection, interpretations of history and ritual, and links between the past and present," as the gallery puts it.

The exhibit is based on one that was shown at Hebrew Union College, which featured solely textiles. Only in the last few decades has art made from fabric--traditionally looked upon as "woman's work"- been given more consideration. Vered's exhibition, while featuring textiles, has added other media...

When asked about the impetus for this exhibit, gallery owner Ruth Vered said, succinctly, "I'm Israeli, I'm Jewish, I fight for Israel. So there it is."

- Jerry Cimisi for The Patch

Stitch In Jewish Time: A Review

Published September 5th, 2011

As the summer winds down and the holiday season begins, the Vered Gallery in East Hampton has mounted what namesake (Ruth) Vered termed her gallery’s “most important exhibit ever.”  The opening night event for “A Stich in Jewish Time” was a highpoint of the art on the East End of Long Island during life Summer, 2011.  The multi-media collection presents a series of commentaries on the Jewish experience.

The museum quality exhibit is based on a concept that was originated by Laura Kruger at Hebrew Union College. The HUC exhibit concentrated on Jewish textiles, emphasizing pattern and texture. The moving and evocative exhibit will be mounted throughout the month of Elul at the Vered Gallery in East Hampton, New York. The collection has not found an opportunity to be shown in any major Jewish museum, several of which are said to have “turned down ‘the exhibit, denoting it as “just too Jewish.”

- Maxine Dovere, The Algemeiner

A Stitch in Jewish Time

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Stitch In Jewish Time: A Review

Published September 5th, 2011