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…SPECIAL COMMENTARY Lessons Of Chanukah Gelt coin to a child was a magnificent gift, New York City sure to be met with surprise, delight C hanukah gelt seems like a and a strong sense of responsibility. simple tradition. A grand- Today, while there are those who parent, parent, aunt, uncle still struggle financially, or family friend many, thankfully, do not hands the children a few coins have to worry about where as they watch the Chanukah t...…
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…Dilemma whether to have a tree. ing an explicitly Christian symbol, while others worry about being embarrassed when their Jewish friends and family visit. Sometimes the Jewish partner feels guilty asking his or her spouse to give up the cherished symbol. Tree: A Tradition For years, Morgan's family also avoided a Christmas tree in the house, a decision eased by the fact that they visit her relatives for Christmas each year. Most Decembers,...…
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…SUZANNE CHESSLER Special to the Jewish News L The U-M Museum of Art hosts an exhibit of artist Mark Rothko's pre-abstract experiments with form. egendary Jewish abstract expressionist Mark Rothko's legacy is being kept alive by his son, Christopher, who until recently taught at the University of Michigan. Now, Christopher's old hometown of Ann Arbor will host an exhibit of his father's early work. "Mark Rothko and the Lure of the Figure: P...…
…`WEIGHING AND WANTING' B In Rome, 1966: Mark Rothko, the painter Carlo Battaglia, Rothko son Christopher and his wife Mell. father manipulating lighting effects and foreshadows the block-like focus of the abstract period. A work with aquatic figures and aquatic landscapes is gray on gray and seems to be one of the channels into the more amorphous bands of color that would perme- ate later renderings. "My sister [Kate Rothko Prizel] and I ma...…
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