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…jews d in the It Takes A Village Local man hopes to help local landsmen reconnect. SHARI S. COHEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER TOP: Aaron Tilchin came to the U.S. from David- Horodok in 1912. Because of WWI, he could not bring his family until 1920. This photo of his wife, children and brother was taken in David-Horodok in 1918. Berel Tilchin, the brother, was in the Polish army in 1918. He perished with his family in the Holocaust. Left to right:...…
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…arts&life p ro f i l e A Lifetime Of Innovation A self-taught master woodworker has created everything from sailboats to salad tongs over the course of 75 years. BARBARA LEWIS CONTRIBUTING WRITER T urn to almost any cor- ner in Harold Kusnetz’s Southfield home and you’ll find evidence of 75 years of innovation and artistry. A mechanical engineer by trade, Kusnetz, 93, is a self- taught master woodworker whose ose creations range from ...…
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…arts&life exhibits Gates of Paradise by Miriam Schapiro Voyage Beneath The Surface Miriam Schapiro’s marrying of the domestic and the political at New York’s Museum of Art and Design. SANDEE BRAWARSKY SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS I n the 1970s, artist Miriam Schapiro invented the term “femmage” — combining the words feminine and collage — to describe her new approach. In spir- ited style, she brought the objects of women’s domestic lives...…
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