Perhaps it would be dangerous to mount an exhibit of idols in Jerusalem. So the Bible Lands Museum calls its latest exhibit “The Human Form Divine.” The show consists of nearly 200 figurines from the private collection of super-collector Elie Borowski, who, together with his wife Batya, created (and largely financed) this gem of a museum. Well into his 80s, Elie continues to serve as the museum’s majordomo. What immediately strikes one in viewing the exhibit is the amazing variety of these figurines from a dozen cultures or more over a period of some ten thousand years. Yet all […]