I am thrilled to share a special project recently completed for Congregation B’nai Israel in Rockville, MD, in honor of their 100th Anniversary. To celebrate this centennial milestone, the congregation commissioned a custom mezuzah to be presented as a gift to donors of a certain level. Working closely with committee members Gail and Randi, we developed a design that features…
WHAT IS PEACEFUL, AND WHAT ISN’T? The “peaceful protesters” — students, teachers and administrators, at American Universities and High Schools are attacking, intimidating, mocking, harassing, and endangering Jewish students lives– just for being Jewish. Protesting the actions of Netanyahu’s racist government including the disregard for Palestinian civilian life and the illegal settlements, is not Antisemitic– it is warranted. Denying Israel’s…
Dear Mayor Breed, I am a local metal artist, and a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. I have been making Judaica, from a universal perspective— in San Francisco for over 25 years. I have always been an interfaith advocate, and I have always been a proponent of peace. I can’t think of anyone who would want to support the killing…
This morning as I sat down to read The Sunday San Francisco Chronicle, I fully expected to see a news story about the surprise attack on Israel and the continuing fall-out. I was shocked to see that there was NO COVERAGE in print whatsoever. I wrote a letter to the editor about it. I publish it here, because I have…
It’s not everyday that you get to connect wtih Jews from Brazil. I was honored to be a part of a series of articles featuring– What Is: Jewish San Francisco. Although the articles are in Portugues, and it sometimes looks like it says I work with plastic(?) I am glad to share some images from the featured article. Thank you…