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.