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Object number2016.82.13
Artist
Judith Apple
Date2015
MediumFabric; Paint; Graphite
Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee
DescriptionBanner commemorating the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate by Vincentian Academy.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 48.125 × 23.688 × 0.25 in. (122.2 × 60.2 × 0.6 cm)SignedArtist signtaure painted in black in the bottom right corner of blue field "JUDITH APPLE".
InscriptionsObverse painted text includes, from top to bottom:
two gray stone tablets with black text on the stones "I AM / THE / LORD / YOUR / GOD" and flanking sides "FATHER ABRAHAM" and "PATRIARCH MOSES";
two hands shaking with black text surrounding " "MANKIND FORMS / BUT ONE / HUMANITY." / NOSTRA AETATE / 1965";
an open book with black text "THE WORD / BECAME / FLESH / AND / DWELT / AMONG / US / JOHN 1:14";
an unfurled scroll each black text "I WILL / DWELL / AMONG THE / PEOPLE OF / ISRAEL AND / WILL BE / THEIR GOD / EXODUS 29:45";
black text at bottom "VINCENTIAN ACADEMY".
Near bottom on obverse is blue screen-printed text "PAJC / PITTSBURGH AREA JEWISH COMMITTEE"; blue screen-printed text "NOSTRA AETATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY";
"Nostra Aetate" is Latin for "In our Time".
Historical NotesBanner commemorating the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate by Vincentian Academy. The American Jewish Committee was founded in 1906 to advocate for the civil liberties of Jews around the world and later expanded its mission to fight against discrimination more broadly. The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Jewish Committee was formed in 1944 and was one of the original chapters created by the national office to bring the mission of the organization into local communities. After the national office closed several regional branches around 2008, the Pittsburgh chapter re-formed as an independent affiliate called the Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee. The Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee disbanded in 2016, citing a desire to avoid duplication of services within the local Jewish community. The local chapter was involved in effort to integrate social clubs in the city and to promote interfaith dialogue among Jewish, Protestant, Catholic and Muslim groups throughout the region.
Related institution
Vincentian Academy
(1932 - 2020)
Related institution
American Jewish Committee
Related institution
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Related institution
Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee
(1906 - 2016)
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