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at home
sculptor Michael Kalish that has been
placed in the lower garden.
Frequent trips to Israel over the
past 40 years have inspired the
Shermans’
keen interest in both
Judaica and antiquities. For example,
on the wall in the library, 17 wooden
and glass shelves hold, among other
things, a grouping of Canaanite
bronze weapons presented to Jane’
s
father by Moishe Dayan as well as a
collection of ancient mezuzahs, sho-
fars and menorahs. And a spectacular
Haggadah that includes serigraphs
designed by Yaacov Agam, the Israeli
sculptor and experimental artist best
known for his contributions to opti-
cal and kinetic art, rests on a table
nearby. Created in 1985, it is No. 3 of
a limited edition of 180.
Another fascinating object is the
bronze “hidden clock” that sits on a
glass ledge in the dining area. It is a
replica of a type of clock made long
ago to hold, yet hide within, every-
thing a family might need to cele-
brate Jewish holidays at a time when
their observance was forbidden. It
includes a Kiddush cup, candlesticks
and Chanukah candles. “These types
of clocks date back to the time that
Jews were living in Spain,” Jane says.
ACTIVISM AND ISRAEL
Twenty years after listening to that
U.N. vote for Israeli statehood with
her father, after moving back to
the Detroit area following a stint in
Florida and at the end of the Six-Day
War in Israel, Jane says she chose to
become very involved locally, even-
tually serving as president of the
Detroit Women’
s Department of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: David Hockney’
s Amaryllis shares a
wall with a signed Jasper Johns lithograph. A bedroom with a
view. This bathroom features fun, powerful wallpaper. Antiquities
from Israel line the shelves and are a passionate treasure for the
Shermans. ABOVE: A mammoth, yet graceful bouquet of
powder-coated sculptural flowers by Michael Kalish.
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