We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year.

MELANIE & AARON WALLIS

one lady over a 19th century
plumed royal hair pin com-
bining gold, silver, diamonds,
emeralds, pearls and bird
feathers. A coronation chain,
set with hundreds of
diamonds, is another
remarkable piece.
The third section contains
work by the House of Faberge,
one of a number of jewelers
who came from Europe to
work at the Tsarist court. Y
Rapoport, a Jewish craft-
sman, was one of the few of
their artisans allowed to sign
his name next to the House of
Faberge mark. According to
the museum's curator, Noah
Tal, "Rapoport was con-
sidered a very important
jeweler and maker of objets
d'art in the House of
Faberge." The reactions to his
fabulous jasper, silver and
gold vase show the fascina-
tion his work still holds today.
Included in the Faberge col-
lection are examples of his
"rough gold" technique,
which has an almost fluid tex-
ture and looks like unworked
gold. An Israeli soldier, look-
ing at the cigarette case in

The reactions
to his fabulous
jasper, silver and
gold vase show the
fascination his
work still holds
today.

this section, joked, "This
would impress my friends
back at the base!"
The final section displays
work by contemporary Rus-
sian artists, ordered by the
state treasury to augment art
collections of great economic
value. One such piece is the
White Rose of Moscow (1970),
a pin containing 1,466
diamonds whose leaves are
attached with tiny clips
which allow them to be in
constant movement. One
Israeli lady appreciatively
commented, "This beats the
British crown jewels!"
So why did the Russians
choose to show these fabulous
pieces for the first time ever
in Israel? Israel's leading role
as a diamond cutting and pro-
cessing center for diamonds
was clearly a factor. But ac-
cording to Mr. Rabin at the
exhibition's opening, it was to
herald "a new era of fruitful
co-operation between the two
countries."
And this new friendship is
certainly as priceless as some
of the jewels at this exciting
exhibition.

❑

WXPS

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year.

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to all
our friends
and relatives.

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to all
our friends
and relatives.

MR. & MRS. HARRY TUCHKLAPER

LEO & ZITA WEBER

SUGAR & MARC VOGEL
ILISSA, SONNEY & LAUREN
Green Valley, Nevada

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year.

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to all
our friends
and relatives.

to all
our friends
and relatives.

MARLENE, BERNARD, MIKE,
KEN, ALYSSA TOFT

JACK & JANE SWEET

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to all
our friends
and relatives.

to all
our friends
and relatives.

LEON & FAY SIEGEL

MR. & MRS. SAM SELTZER

SYLVIA & JACK TAYLOR

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year.

HARRIET & MURRAY SHUBIN

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year.
MAUREEN & BOB SHAPIRO
SANDY & MICHELLE

We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year.

MILLIE SCHIFF & "IRISH" LEVINE

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to all
our friends
and relatives.

to all
our friends
and relatives.

ANNE & JOE WEINMAN

LEA & ABRAM WEBERMAN
& FAMILY

A Very Happy and Healthy
New Year to My Friends
and Family.

A Very Happy and Healthy
New Year to All Our Friends
and Family.

To All Our
Relatives
and Friends,
Our wish for a
year filled with
happiness,
health and prosperity.

May the coming
year be filled
with health and
happiness and prosperity for
all our
family and friends.

SALLY & NATHAN SAGINAW