Ilia Rodov
Prof. Ilia Rodov serves as the Head of the Department of Jewish Art and holds the Samson Feldman Chair for the History and Culture of East-European Jewry at Bar-Ilan University. He is also the editor of Ars Judaica: Bar Ilan Journal of Jewish Art and co-editor of Jews, Judaism, and the Arts book series (Brill). His publications explore Jewish visual culture and synagogue art, focusing on the history, patronage, meanings, function and perceptions of paintings, sculptures, architectural decoration, and furniture design.
Fields of Interest
Recent Publications
Rodov, Ilia. "Survivals and Revivals of the Menorah in Medieval and Early Modern European Synagogues." Andere Ästhetik - Studien, נערך על-ידי Andrea Worm וכן Maria Streicher, Andere Ästhetik - Studien., Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2025, 613-652 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111165219-020
Gertsman, Elina וכן Ilia Rodov. "Cosmic Ecologies: Animalities and Humanities in Medieval Jewish Art." Ars Judaica, 2025, 21, 1-4 https://doi.org/10.3828/arsjudaica.2025.21.1
רודוב, איליה et al. חוט אריאדנה: מדריך לעריכת עבודות כתובות בתולדות האמנות, מהדורה 7 דיגיטלית - לתלמידי אוניברסיטת בר-אילן udg., רמת גן: המחלקה לאמנות יהודית, אוניברסיטת בר אילן, 2024
Rodov, Ilia. "ON SCROLLS, THE VISUAL, AND VISUALITY IN JEWISH ART." Images, 2024, 17(1), 17-49 https://doi.org/10.1163/18718000-12340188