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recalled. Instead, the work-
ers got a vacation day after 
Christmas.
Feldman began making her 
fine jewelry in 1971, when 
gold cost $35 an ounce.
With Michael, her attorney 
husband by her side, they 
spent the next 20 years selling 
Marcy’s jewelry to national 
retailers, including Saks Fifth 
Avenue. They exhibited at 
wholesale shows for buyers, 
such as at the Javits Center in 
New York City, and traveled 
the national art fair circuit for 
30 years.
Heartwear Designs, the 
company they established in 
February 1982, was also the 
name of their boutique fine 
jewelry store in Birmingham 
for 10 years, near the 
Birmingham 8 theater. 
In 2004, Heartwear Designs 
took the form of an online 
gallery to showcase Marcy’s 
distinctive clean, classic 

and contemporary jewelry 
designs. In her workshop, 
she works with sterling silver, 
14K and 18K gold, platinum 
and gemstones to create 
one-of-a-kind pieces. She 
talks about jewelry in the 
lighthearted live show she 
broadcasts most Sunday after-
noons on her Marcy Feldman 
Facebook page.

HOT ITEM
Did Lipstadt’s endorsement 
increase sales for Heartwear 
Designs?
“Oh, my!” Feldman 
exclaimed. “People want-
ing the same necklace that 
Deborah wore on TV bought 
21 of the 26 Star of David 
necklaces we’ve sold in 2021,” 
she said. “I custom-make each 
one. They’re in sterling silver, 
14K gold — rose gold and yel-
low gold — and the stars can 
be thicker or thinner.”
With free gift wrapping and 
U.S. shipping (worldwide is 
available), Feldman’s Judaica 
designs also include chai-
shaped jewelry and 
hamsa hands. She 
fashions them in 
14K gold and ster-
ling silver. Prices 
for the latter mate-
rial start at $75.
Feldman also 
carries creations 

from other artists includ-
ing jewelry from an Israeli 
designer that incorporates 
2,000-year-old Roman glass 
from Israel. These cost $45 
and up. 
“My pretzel and hoop ear-
rings are great gifts, as are my 
gold-filled Endless Love rings 
at $115,” Feldman added. 
“They are selling like hot-
cakes!” 

Professor Deborah Lipstadt 
wearing the Marcy Feldman 
necklace she helped popularize.

COURTESY DEBORAH LIPSTADT 

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