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Performances

Saturday, November 12 • 5 p. m. and 8:30 p. m.
Sunday, November 13 • 2 p. m.
Tuesday, November 15 • 10 a. m. student matinee and 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, November 16 • 7:30 p. m.
Thursday, November 17 • 10 a. m. student matinee
Saturday, November 19 • 5 p. m. and 8:30 p. m.
Sunday, November 20 • 2 p. m. and 6:30 p. m.
Tuesday, November 22 • 10 a. m. student matinee

$20 Adults • $18 Seniors • $10 Students

Purchase tickets online at www.theberman.org
or call the box office at 248.661.1900

Legacy is supported, in part, by an award from the Michigan Council for Arts and
Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, along with the
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit and the Skillman Foundation.

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16 November 10 2011

he renowned Safrai Fine
Art Gallery, established
in Jerusalem in 1935, will
bring Israeli art to Metro Detroit for
an exhibition and sale Nov. 17-20
at Congregation B'nai Moshe, 6800
Drake Road, West Bloomfield.
More than 1,500 works, including
original oil paintings, watercolors,
lithographs and etchings by 100
Israeli artists, will be available to view
and purchase.
From the beginning of the 20th cen-
tury, visual arts in Israel have shown
a creative orientation influenced by
the encounter between East and West
as well as by the land itself and its
development, the character of the cit-
ies and stylistic trends from abroad.
Local landscapes, Jewish and biblical
themes, and Israeli history and soci-
ety lie at the center of Israeli art and
ensure its uniqueness.
Menachem Safrai is the fourth
generation in his family's business.
Although his grandfather started the
gallery, his great-grandfather was buy-
ing and selling art in Jerusalem. Safrai
will be on hand all four days to answer
questions about the Israeli artists and
the Israeli art scene. He will conduct a
special discussion of the artwork and
speak about the evolution of Israeli art
and its artists at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov.
18, at the synagogue.
"The beautiful thing about Israeli art
is that it's versatile, with no one guide-
line, no one identifying style because
we are a nation of immigrants," Safrai
said. "The artists come from all over
the world, bringing their own heritage,
their own ideas. The variety is like
nowhere else in the world.
"There has been a big wave of immi-
grants in the last 15 years," he said. "A
lot of Russians are making very excit-
ing works. The exhibition is a great
opportunity to view artwork you'd only
see when visiting Israel. Even if you
don't want to buy, come and enjoy"
The four-day event begins with a
Champagne Patron Preview Night
from 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
(cost is $36, $100 or $150); and a
Wine and Cheese Night from 7-11
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 ($18). Other
times for the exhibition and sale are
from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, and
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20;
both days are free.
Call (248) 788-0600 or visit www.
bnaimoshe.org for more information.
Also visit www.safrai.com . Li

Alexander Kievan lithograph

Avraham Binder's "Independence Day"
lithograph

Shmuel Katz's "View to the Tunnel"

