Bring
Some
to Your
A
s we approach Passover, there seems to be a sad cor-
relation between the persecution of the Israelites by
the Egyptians under the rule of the Pharoah Ramses
II, 3,000 years ago, and the persecution of the Iraqi
people under Saddam Hussein. I'm writing this letter on the eve
of war. Let's hope by the time you read this, the Iraqis will be
liberated and their freedom will come without a devastating toll.
While the world today has the capability of unleashing
weapons of mass destruction, the Book of Exodus tells us that
God's weapon of choice to punish the Pharoah was a series of
terrible plagues, including beasts and blight and locusts, even
the slaying of the first-born. Forgive me for the glib segue, but
one man's plague is another woman's passion.
Yes, frogs were one of the 10 plagues. However, Dale
Goodman's West Bloomfield home is hop-
ping with frogs, some 1,800 croaker-col-
lectibles, and each one makes her smile.
Once you see her collection, you may fall
in love with the little green critters, too.
This issue also profiles Israeli fashion
designer Yigal Azrouel, who was inspired
by the garments he discovered in the
Shouk Hapishpeshim, the famous flea
market in Old Jaffa. Azrouel recently
opened his first boutique in a former bagel
factory in New York City's Meatpacking
District.
Another prominent Jewish clothier, Meyer May, commis-
sioned architect Frank Lloyd Wright to build his custom home
in Grand Rapids in 1908. Today, May's home has been painstak-
ingly restored, and writer Susan Pollack gives us a grand tour.
Wright wanted May's home to be "a place of serenity and
solitude." We could all use a little of that this spring.
With hopes for peace,
(248) 356-7007
M.B. JEWELRY DESIGN
& MFG. LTD.
Applegate Square •• 29847 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, MI 48034
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APRIL 2003 • STYLE AT THE JN
Linda Bachrack
COVER: Photography by Eric McNatt.