{"id":10644,"date":"2012-03-30T14:39:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T18:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=10644"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:15:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:15:39","slug":"march-30-2012-mark-podwal-extended-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2012\/03\/30\/march-30-2012-mark-podwal-extended-interview\/10644\/","title":{"rendered":" Mark Podwal Extended Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- http:\/\/www-tc.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/rss\/media\/video\/episode.1531.mark.podwal.m4v -->Watch more of our interview with Mark Podwal about his original artwork for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/ccarnet.org\/ccar-press\/all-books\/sharing-journey-haggadah-contemporary-family\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sharing the Journey<\/a><\/em>, an inclusive new haggadah published by the Central Conference of American Rabbis Press.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right;font-size:11px;padding-right:65px;padding-bottom:36px\"><em>Artwork: \u00a9 Mark Podwal, courtesy of Forum Gallery, NY, NY<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;For symbols related to spring&#8230;I have flowers growing out of a menorah. 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