Free to the public
sheppy dog fund lecture
THE BINDING OR
SACRIFICE OF ISAAC
Jewish Fund Helps
Shaken Baby Alert
A Central Theme in the Art of the
Three Monotheistic Religions
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Dr. Shalom Sabar, Guest Lecturer
Professor of the History of Art, Jewish Folklore and Material Culture at
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Schusterman Visiting Scholar,
at the University of Washington, Seattle
This lecture will present the story of Abraham, its
meaning and significance as it was interpreted
from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages by
Jewish, Christian and Islamic artists according
to the principles of their respective religions.
Wednesday
May 29
6:00p
Flint Institute of Arts
1120 E. Kearsley St.
Flint, MI 48503
810.234.1695
flintarts.org
image
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Dutch, 1606-1669
Abraham and Isaac
etching on paper, 1645
6.0625 x 5
Gift of the Whiting Foundation
through Mr. and Mrs. Donald E.
Johnson, 1970.16
The Sheppy Dog Fund
Lecture has been established
to address the topics of art,
religion and history prior to
the 19th century, funded
annually by the Sheppy Dog
Fund, Dr. Alan Klein, Advisor
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very year, thousands of
infants are shaken and abused
at the hands of a frustrated
parent or caregiver. Frustration with
a crying infant is the No. 1 trigger for
the shaking and abuse of infants. To
educate parents and caregivers about
normal infant crying and reduce frus-
tration, the National Center on Shaken
Baby Syndrome (NCSBS) is partnering
with knitters and crocheters in the U.S.
to make purple-colored baby caps.
Michigan, through an effort spon-
sored by the Children's Trust Fund and
the Jewish Fund, joins this national
campaign, which launches this week,
Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness
Week, during Child Abuse Prevention
Month. Now in its third year, Click for
Babies: Period of PURPLE Crying Caps
is organized to collect thousands of
knitted or crocheted purple baby caps.
"On behalf of our board of directors,
we are so very pleased to be supporting,
with a three-year grant, the Children's
Trust Fund of Michigan's (CTF) Period
of PURPLE Crying educational program
and, more specifically, the Click for
Babies campaign," said Dr. Richard
Krugel, Jewish Fund board chair.
"CTF's partnership with Hutzel
Hospital, Sinai Grace and Children's
Hospital of Michigan has created a
strong educational program targeting
new parents and caregivers to educate
them in effective ways to respond to an
infant's period of PURPLE crying rather
than responding by shaking the baby:'
PURPLE is an acronym. P stands for
peak. Experts say no matter what you
do, babies will cry more and more each
week until they hit their peak, often at
about 2 months. U is for unexpected. R
stands for resists soothing. Your baby
may not stop crying, no matter how
comforting you are. P is for a pain-like
face. Babies may look like they're in
pain, even when they aren't. L is for
long-lasting. Crying can last up to five
hours at a time. E is for evening, when
experts say most babies cry more.
Caps will be collected through
September and distributed to babies in
November and December at the three
hospitals. Knitters and crocheters can
send their caps to the Merrill Palmer
Institute, 71 E. Ferry, Detroit 48202.
More information about the Click
for Babies campaign, including pat-
terns for caps, guidelines and details
about the national campaign are avail-
able at www.CLICKforbabies.org .
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68 April 25 • 2013