Under the title "Sex: Jewish Positions", the Jewish Museum Berlin presents an exhibition that plays…
ynetnews By Zeev Avrahami, Berlin
Under the title “Sex: Jewish Positions”, the Jewish Museum Berlin presents an exhibition that plays with the differing perceptions of sexuality in Judaism. What challenges did the curator have to face? How does the museum try to arouse curiosity without slipping into voyeurism or pornography? and how the German visitors we met were impressed by the exhibition?
“No woman gets an orgasm from shining the kitchen floor” (Betty Friedan)
At the entrance to each room in the exhibition “Sex: Jewish Positions” at the Jewish Museum Berlin, there are several quotes about sex, mainly by famous Jews. They are displayed on the walls in green letters and lead the visitor through the four themes of the exhibition: “Procreation and Pleasure,” “Desire and Control,” “Sexuality and Power,” and “Eroticism and the Divine.”
The idea for the exhibition and the preparations for it began two years ago, and it’s a joint initiative of the Jewish museums in Berlin and Amsterdam. “It’s a topic that intrigues the audience, and we thought it was a good way to make Judaism accessible to non-Jews,” says Miriam Goldmann, the exhibition’s curator. “It’s a universal theme that people can identify with and see themselves through. It’s an exhibition that builds a bridge between cultures and religions…
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