Jewish Museum Postcard: Today Is The Birth[day] of the World by Ben Shahn

This postcard features the work Today is the Birth[day] of the World  by Ben Shahn. 

Translation of the Hebrew:

Today the world is born;today shall stand before You. All the beings of the cosmos, whether as Your children or as Your servants. If as Your children, show them mercy, like a mother toward her children. If as your servants, then our eyes are turned toward You in great anticipation. That You may be gracious, rendering judgment for good, on our behalf, as clear as light of day.
-Poem recited on Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), origin unknown

About the Original Work:
Today is the Birth[day] of the World, 1955
Ben Shahn (American, b. Lithuania, 1898-1969)
Ink on paper, 22 1/2 x 31 in.
The Jewish Museum, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. List Family, JM 88-72
© 2025 Estate of Ben Shahn / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

The exhibition Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity is on view at the Jewish Museum May 23 - October 12, 2025 and presents the first U.S. retrospective in nearly half a century dedicated to social realist artist and activist Ben Shahn (1898-1969)

Archival printed paper
4" x 6"