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Born in Poland in 1948"and relocated to
Israel in 1957, Lavee studied at the Bezalel
Art Academy in Jerusalem. As she expanded
her ideas for tapestries, she developed a line
sraeli-made tapestries — some highly
-of wearable art, including purses and jackets.
figurative and others more abstract
In a different approach to tapestries,
— are among the original works
Kleiman brings the results of a family enter-
coming to the third annual Judaic
prise and will offer tallitot and works for syn-
Art & Jewelry Fair organized by Bais
agogues. In a business started by his father-
Chabad Torah Center of West Bloomfield.
in-law, Georges Goldstein, family members
The people who bring the tapestries —
all enter into the designs and weaving.
Bracha Lavee and Robert Kleiman, both of
"The hand-woven prayer shawls are made
Jerusalem — will join some 30 Israeli and
of pure wool, and they're all individual
American artists whose works will be on dis-
designs," explains Kleiman, who represents
play 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, April 28.
Shizre Kodesh, part of Georges Goldstein
Glass, ceramics, metals, wood, photogra-
Tapestry. "We also do ark curtains, Torah
phy, oils, watercolors and jewelry also will
mantels and wedding canopies . with tapestry
be shown and discussed by the artists them-
weaves that are very durable."
selves, who will each donate one work for a
Robert Kleiman
Kleiman, who moved to Israel 20 years ago and
raffle.
special izes in
worked as a music librarian for the Jerusalem
"I use felt and some shiny materials and feel as
hand- made
Symphony Orchestra, 15 months ago joined his
if I'm painting with fabrics," says Lavee, who pre-
tallito t
wife, Carine, in the weaving establishment based in
ceded her visit to Michigan with a show in Ohio.
Jerusalem.
"I like the softness of the materials I choose and
"In these very tense times, the 'weaving is very
have made wall hangings that come from biblical
therapeutic," Kleiman says. By concentrating on
themes, such as 'Women of the Bible,' and
the artwork, we can forget, for a time, our day-to-day wor-
Jerusalem."
ries.''
Lavee, an artist for 30 years, also creates prints based on
Other Israeli artists bringing work to the show are Dan
her tapestries. The prints are colorful reproductions
Alsberg (jewelry), Yaacov Greenvurcel (silver), Shneur
embossed with gold.
SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News
Senior
Sculpture
Seventy-five-year-old
Benjie Pearlman shows
ceramics at Pontiac gallery.
SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News •
enjie Pearlman con-
siders himself retired,
but he still works
almost 10. hours a
day, six days a week. The former
owner of a seafood restaurant,
who also taught culinary arts in
Royal Oak schools, has turned
his Bloomfield Hills garage into
a sculpture studio and creates
ceramic and bronze wall pieces
as well as nonfunctional vessel
forms.
Some 15 examples of his
recent projects are being shown
through April 27 at the
Lawrence St. Gallery in Pontiac,
but a smaller sampling is always
on display at the co-op art cen-
ter. Vibrant landscape watercol-
ors of Judy St. John and the
whimsical paintings of Lauren
Benjie Pearlman shows of one of his
raku vessels.