Galit Noga-Banai
Biographic Data
| ID | 2832460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Galit Noga-Banai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Galit |
| FAMILY NAME | Noga-Banai |
| SIGNATURE | NOGA-BANAI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6284-0799 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Aniconic Early Christian Silver Reliquary and Related Objects
An unpublished cube-shaped silver casket, most likely made in Niš (Naissus) and now in a private collection in Vienna, is decorated with a Christogram and geometric motifs. Stylistic comparisons support a date in the middle of the fourth century, and the layout of its aniconic decoration associates the casket with a group of early silver reliquaries. The selection of geometric motifs resembles the use of synonyms, when multiple words communicate …
The Bornplatz synagogue or Margrit Kahl’s mosaic? An art historical appeal to preserve Hamburg’s place in German postwar memory culture
In recent months, debate has been swirling in Hamburg over the rebuilding of the Bornplatz synagogue. My concern is a work of art, ‘Synagogue Monument,’ a memorial created by local artist Margrit Kahl (1942–2009) to mark the fiftieth jubilee of the November pogrom. Kahl traced the synagogue’s outline with cobblestones, on its original scale, as well as its complex domed ceiling and vaulted spaces. At present, the inclination is to integrate the m…
East and West in the Early Middle Ages
The Contested Ownership of Yosef Trumpeldor's Arm-Reliquary
The article discusses an object that once belonged to a singular individual, which has been enshrined in a glass vitrine to be seen and admired: the prosthetic arm of Jewish war hero and pioneer Yosef Trumpeldor (1880-1920). A debate over its possession has long endured between the Tel-Hai Courtyard Museum and Trumpeldor's House in Kibbutz Tel Yosef. The prosthetic arm is evaluated here from the perspective of medieval arm reliquaries. The zeal s…
The Bornplatz synagogue or Margrit Kahl’s mosaic? An art historical appeal to preserve Hamburg’s place in German postwar memory culture
In recent months, debate has been swirling in Hamburg over the rebuilding of the Bornplatz synagogue. My concern is a work of art, ‘Synagogue Monument,’ a memorial created by local artist Margrit Kahl (1942–2009) to mark the fiftieth jubilee of the November pogrom. Kahl traced the synagogue’s outline with cobblestones, on its original scale, as well as its complex domed ceiling and vaulted spaces. At present, the inclination is to integrate the m…
The Contested Ownership of Yosef Trumpeldor's Arm-Reliquary
The article discusses an object that once belonged to a singular individual, which has been enshrined in a glass vitrine to be seen and admired: the prosthetic arm of Jewish war hero and pioneer Yosef Trumpeldor (1880-1920). A debate over its possession has long endured between the Tel-Hai Courtyard Museum and Trumpeldor's House in Kibbutz Tel Yosef. The prosthetic arm is evaluated here from the perspective of medieval arm reliquaries. The zeal s…
The Contested Ownership of Yosef Trumpeldor's Arm-Reliquary
The article discusses an object that once belonged to a singular individual, which has been enshrined in a glass vitrine to be seen and admired: the prosthetic arm of Jewish war hero and pioneer Yosef Trumpeldor (1880-1920). A debate over its possession has long endured between the Tel-Hai Courtyard Museum and Trumpeldor's House in Kibbutz Tel Yosef. The prosthetic arm is evaluated here from the perspective of medieval arm reliquaries. The zeal s…
East and West in the Early Middle Ages
The Bornplatz synagogue or Margrit Kahl’s mosaic? An art historical appeal to preserve Hamburg’s place in German postwar memory culture
In recent months, debate has been swirling in Hamburg over the rebuilding of the Bornplatz synagogue. My concern is a work of art, ‘Synagogue Monument,’ a memorial created by local artist Margrit Kahl (1942–2009) to mark the fiftieth jubilee of the November pogrom. Kahl traced the synagogue’s outline with cobblestones, on its original scale, as well as its complex domed ceiling and vaulted spaces. At present, the inclination is to integrate the m…
An Aniconic Early Christian Silver Reliquary and Related Objects
An unpublished cube-shaped silver casket, most likely made in Niš (Naissus) and now in a private collection in Vienna, is decorated with a Christogram and geometric motifs. Stylistic comparisons support a date in the middle of the fourth century, and the layout of its aniconic decoration associates the casket with a group of early silver reliquaries. The selection of geometric motifs resembles the use of synonyms, when multiple words communicate …
Art (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 work)