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Rolnik, who enlisted public and pri-
vate organizations to promote the com-
petition, wanted to bring Israel to the
attention of people around the world
from a cultural and educational point of
view Interest in the project, often spread
through Israeli ambassadors, reached
schools and agencies serving youths ages
8-16.
"The message went from country-to-
country, from city-to-city, from school-
to-school and from family-to-family,"
Rolnik says. In each country where
paintings were completed, a team of
professionals was assigned to do the
judging. The main requirement was that
the paintings be original.
Although nearly 50 finalists were
brought to Israel in 1999 for the final
round of competition, the judges decid-
ed that the quality was such that they
couldn't eliminate any of the contestants.
"Far Eastern and former communist
countries had the largest representation,"
Rolnik says. "We failed to get large
numbers of participants in the United
States because we couldn't bring religious
projects to the public schools."
Although West Bloomfield is the
exhibit's first stop in North America
under the direction of Infomedia
Judaica, other original paintings are to
make the rounds of art centers in various
countries. The first traveling exhibit was
initiated at the end of 2000, when the
Bible Museum in Amsterdam displayed
illustrations.
Also making the rounds is a namesake
book (MallMedia; $49), which comple-
ments the exhibit and opens the artistry
to those unable to attend. The album
has 300 illustrations categorized into
chapters according to the most popular
subjects chosen by the children: Genesis;
Forefathers; Moses, the Faithful
Shepherd; Judges and Kings; Prophets
and Outstanding Figures; and Jerusalem.
Each section of the book begins with
relevant portions of the Bible expressed
in English and Hebrew.
The next edition will include the titles
of the illustrations.
"We want to extend this project as a

come in during regular gallery hours
to use them," explains Sylvia Nelson,
gallery director. "During the last week
of the exhibit, the illustrations will be
judged by Janet Torno, executive
director of the Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center. She will pick
four winners."
Illustrations will be divided into two
categories according to age: 5-8 and 9-
12. Two finalists will be chosen from

new way of studying the Bible," Rolnik
says. "We intend to have interactive
CD-ROMs with 1,000 of the illustra-
tions in 17 languages. There also will be
posters, greeting cards and Hagaddahs. "
While the exhibit is in West
Bloomfield, there will be a companion
show created as local youngsters make
their own biblical illustrations, which
ultimately will be juried for prizes. (See
adjoining story)

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Zvi Kesseh, another member of the
MallMedia executive team, reports that
the award process will come to be a way
of extending Bible study. While each
award winner who made it to Israel
received a menorah, the others received
certificates that trees were being planted
in their names by the Jewish National
Fund (JNF).
The trees are being planted at the
Bible Forest, which is near the city of
Beit Shemesh, in the south of Israel, and
money for additional trees is being
solicited. The forest will surround a per-
manent exhibit area for the children's art
and will offer story readings to visitors.
Itzhak Efron, former JNF education
director and now a consultant for the
organization, is promoting interest in
the site.
"We were very impressed with the
attitudes shown by the children and the
way they grasped the subjects," Efron
says. "Soon, we will be approaching
people around the world to add to the
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about the Bible if they need more
information on the portion they plan
to illustrate.
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classes and other groups to have mem-
bers make their own illustrations of
subjects from the Old Testament at
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