ARTisi AT AI PIAFLA Sinai Treasures Set To Return To Jerusalem Museum • MEN PAM Mr) I Y fo icADAM's Aitt ogici.utu tolor t irons+5-rufFwm.L. to sALe mEbto*PLAI 91 14 .° 16 k „, r 4 w*Al*At5 o AL-So inZ serttLys)0419M116 iht P‘Pr",:' Al' ifilE igto sE 4ALceltY, 415 .5mr" Avg 3'7 1 ' ea „PAK- tp,DAms•riliatts corit sALE Abw WERE M OX1/ AT AMR- AU ffrql , *(01116 To DA' MS AA WPC. foR FORMER A. NI) ("MRS 1'.6613 .6714$3 Cr) w POTTERY PAINTINGS ♦ JEWELRY ♦ FURNITURE UNIQUE ACCESSORIES FOR THE HOME - 3 F- CD LLJ IZ) LLI 32800 FRANKLIN ROAD ♦ FRANKLIN,MI 48025 F- TUESDAY - FRIDAY 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. SATURDAY: 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. 9 8 (810) 851-9949 point to the assimilation of Egypt- ian burial customs by the Greek and Cypriot inhabitants of Sinai in the Persian and Hellenistic pe- riods (5th-4th century BCE). At the end of this year, the finds from Sinai will be handed over to the Egyptian Organiza- tion of Antiquities, in fulfillment of the peace accord signed with Egypt. Artist's Work In Ad Campaign To Benefit Jewish Education T LL1 ISRAE L M USEUM I he Sinai Peninsula has been a source of romantic attraction for countless scholars and pilgrims ever since the 19th century. In recent years, Is- raelis, too, joined the ranks of those wishing to uncover the secrets of its past. Having been a land bridge between Africa and Asia, Egypt and Canaan, the Sinai Desert was home to a diversity of peoples whose fascinating remains were uncovered in a number of archeological excavations conducted throughout the 1970s and 1980s. A selection of these finds, spanning a vast time period — from the 4th millennium BCE until the 14th century CE — has been presented in an exhi- bition at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Many of the objects are on view to the A gold-plated plaster funeral mask. public for the first time. Among the many displays is the first evidence of Bedouin network of fortresses and supply society in southern Sinai — the stations set up by the Egyptians mysterious nawamis — round along the coastal strip of north- stone structures that served as ern Sinai. The finds attest to the family tombs. These 5,000-year- presence of representatives of old buildings are the oldest struc- Egyptians in Canaan during the tures in the world to have days of the Egyptian New King- survived with their roofs intact. dom. A group of remarkable paint- Another amazing exhibit con- sists of Egyptian finds — paint- ed funerary masks, discovered in ed vessels, scarabs, seal the cemeteries of Tell el-Her, are impressions — that were discov- also on view. The masks, which ered in two sites belonging to the covered the faces of the dead, he work of Judaic artist Michel Schwartz will be showcased in a new adver- tisement from Absolut Vodka, premiering in the Au- gust/September issue of T Hestyles Magazine and later ap- pearing in New York Magazine and the Jerusalem Reprot. Titled "Absolut L'Chaim," the colorful ad combines Mr. Schwartz's signature style of cre- ating images out of Hebrew let- ters with the shape of widely recognized Absolut bottle. Proceeds from the sale of posters and limited edition lith- ographs of "Absolut L'Chaim" will benefit the Lubavitch Education Center in Charlotte, N.C., an in- stitution devoted to promotng Jewish culture and heritage in the area. The posters will be sold KHAN. for $38 each and the 380 litho- graphs, which will be signed and numbered by the artist, will sell for $380 each. Mr. Schwartz ex- plained that the number 380 is significant to him and to the Lubavitch community because it is the numerical equivalent of the rebbe's initials, mem-mem-shin, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Mr. Schwartz's artistic talent was recognized at the early age of 13, when he enrolled in the New York School of Art and De- sign. At 14, he began working di- rectly with the rebbe, illustrating a variety of Lubavitch publica- tions. Absolut Vodka, a kosher product, is produced at a distillery in Ahus, on the southern Baltic coast of Sweden.