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Yehudit Shadur
Born
Jeanette Kraft

1928
Died2011

Yehudit Shadur née Jeanette Kraft (1928-2011

Early life

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Shadur was born Jeanette Kraft to Karl Kraft and Eva Kraft (née Szafirsztejn)

Career

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Yehudit Shadur was a Jewish paper cutting artist.[1][2]

Yehudit Shadur and her husband Joseph Shadur wrote a history of the last three centuries of Jewish paper cutting called Traditional Jewish Papercuts: An Inner World of Art and Symbol. They won a 1994 Jewish National Book Council prize for this book.[3][4][5] In addition to this book, the Shadurs wrote an additional book on Jewish papercuts, the catalog on Yehudit Shadur's 1995 exhibit at the Haaretz Museum in Ramat Aviv, Israel, and several articles on the art of Jewish papercutting.

Personal life

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Shadur had two children, Tamar Shadur and Rafi Shadur.

Works and publications

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  • Shadur, Joseph; Shadur, Yehudit (1994). Jewish Papercuts: A History and Guide. Jerusalem: Judah L. Magnes Museum (JLMM). ISBN 978-0-94-337654-7. OCLC 924825453.
  • Shadur, Yehudit (1978). Paper-Cuts by Yehudit Shadur: March 12-May 7, 1978, Magnes Museum. Berkeley, CA: Magnes Museum. OCLC 44416264.
  • Shadur, Joseph; Shadur, Yehudit; Sperber, Daniel (Forward); Gross, William L. (Preface) (2002). Traditional Jewish Papercuts: An Inner World of Art and Symbol. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England. ISBN 978-1-58-465165-9. OCLC 47625265.
  • Shadur (שדור, יהודית), Yehudit; מוזיאון ארץ־ישראל / Muzeʼon Erets-Yiśraʼel / Eretz Israel Museum (1996). "Catalog of an exhibition held at Muzeʼon Erets Yiśraʼel as part of "Jerusalem 3000" celebration, winter 1995/96". ירושלים לדור ודור : מגזרות נייר / Yerushalayim le-dor ṿa-dor: Mi-gizrot neyar / Jerusalem from Generation to Generation (in Hebrew and English). Tel Aviv, Israel: מוזיאון ארץ־ישראל / Muzeʼon Erets-Yiśraʼel / Eretz Israel Museum. OCLC 38217079.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yehudit Shadur". Cyclamens and Swords Publishing.
  2. ^ "December: Judith - Some Highlighted Judiths: Yehudit Shadur". Jewish Women's Archive.
  3. ^ "NJBA Winners". Jewish Book Council.
  4. ^ "Artists - Yehudit Shadur". Art at the Center - Judaica Gallery. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012.
  5. ^ Beck, Mordechai (March 25, 2011). "Obituaries: Yehudit Shadur" (PDF). The Jewish Chronicle (TheJC.com). Jerusalem.
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