Ode to the Diaspora Jew

$500.00

Artist: Hana Mendel

Archival Photograph, 2024

15” x 10”

After October 7th, observant Jewish Americans began to consider when to conceal visible signs of religious identity without compromising their expressions of faith. In New York City, Hana Mendel photographs her partner, Yosef Itzkowitz, wearing a baseball cap over his kippah — a quiet gesture of preservation amid social tensions.

Artist: Hana Mendel

Archival Photograph, 2024

15” x 10”

After October 7th, observant Jewish Americans began to consider when to conceal visible signs of religious identity without compromising their expressions of faith. In New York City, Hana Mendel photographs her partner, Yosef Itzkowitz, wearing a baseball cap over his kippah — a quiet gesture of preservation amid social tensions.