Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

Two exhibitions explore the visual life of Had Gadya, the cumulative Passover song known as “One
Little Goat.”

Ongoing Had Gadya: The Art of One Little Goat gathers Haggadot, manuscripts, and artworks from varied periods and traditions, including by Ben Shahn, revealing how artists and Jewish communities have reimagined the song’s chain of characters across centuries. Frank Stella: Had Gadya presents twelve prints created between 1982 and 1984, inspired by El Lissitzky’s 1919 illustrations. Through vivid color, layered forms, printmaking, collage, and hand-coloring, Stella translated the song’s characters and conflict into abstraction. The exhibition traces the visual conversation between these artists, revealing how shape, color, and movement bring new expression to a familiar story across generations and traditions.