Nostalgia Sunday – Old/New Cards for the New Year

September 13, 2009 - 4:00 PM by Rachel Neiman · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Art, General, Nostalgia Sunday, Pop Culture 

Israelis love their nostalgia and nowhere is that more evident than the Jewish New Year.
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There’s something about starting a new year that brings out the child in us…
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Perhaps our wishes for health, prosperity and peace will not be in vain and will this year be granted…
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…as we look forward… and never backwards…
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…in the hopeful belief that this time, this year, things will be different!
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That last image – new and nostalgia-inspired rather than actually old — was created by graphic designer Yael Bar, a member of the Israeli Community of Designers who this past Friday held a New Year’s greeting card event at the Israel Cartoon Museum in Holon. More images from that event — and of their work — can be found here.

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