A Tablecloth With a Bit of Mystery
My great grandmother Gele was a distinguished member of the Jewish community in Jerusalem at the turn of the twentieth century. As such, she was… Read More »A Tablecloth With a Bit of Mystery
Textiles and Memories
My Father’s Sukkah: On Textiles, Reusing and the Creation of Traditions
Wednesday night marked the beginning of the week-long Jewish holiday of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of the Ingathering). The holiday celebrates the end of the… Read More »My Father’s Sukkah: On Textiles, Reusing and the Creation of Traditions