Retrieving, archiving, codifying, the mystical, flavorful, and journeyed cuisine of Sephardic Jews is what Linda Capeloto Sendowski describes as her life’s mission. Born in Seattle, Linda Kadoon (Louise) Capeloto ‘s parents were both second generation American Sephardim (plural for Sephardic). In other words, the first generation born on American soil after leaving Greece and Turkey. […]
Month: March 2019
Meet The Cookbook Author: Debrah Marcus
Debrah Marcus was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where she attended Herzlia Jewish Day School. She graduated with a BA in Languages from the University of Cape Town, holds a Post Grad Diploma in Translation from Beit Berl College, as well as an MA in Information Science from Bar Ilan University. Debrah has been […]
Meet The Photographer: Anna Linden
Anna Linden is a photographer with about 15 years of hands-on experience. She has been working as a professional photographer since 2014, specializing in business photography. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I repatriated to Israel in 1997, and pretty much right away started my “hi-tech” path – programming in the […]
Meet The Artist: Laura Cowan of Laura Cowan Modern Judaica
Internationally renowned Judaica designer Laura Cowan creates metal art in her studio in Neve Tsedek, Tel Aviv. Originally from Manchester, England, Laura completed her B.A. (Hons) in Silversmithing at London Guildhall University in 1995, made Aliyah in 1996, and continued her studies as an apprentice in a jewelry studio in Jaffa. In 1999 Laura set […]
Meet The Artist: Gisela Eblagon of Proyecto Tomate
Gisela works for Gitanes SRL, an ice cream manufacturer in Rosario, Argentina. When she is not busy doing design work for the ice cream brands “YOMO”, “YO HELADOS”, and “MIO HELADOS”, she DRAWS! A lovely activity that quickly turned from a hobby into a passion.She has designed and illustrated a Pesach Haggadah in Hebrew, phonetic […]
Meet The Artist: Lisa Isaacs of Lisa Isaacs Papercut Art
Lisa Isaacs is a papercut artist living in Modi’in, Israel. She has a background in graphic design, but these days she spends much of her time cutting paper to make papercut pictures, customised cards in English and Hebrew and guest books for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and other special occasions. Lisa holds a BA (Hons) […]
Meet The Artist: Rochel Schiffrin of Papercuts By Rochel
I am an imaginative hand cut paper artist who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. I work in various themes such as nature, abstract and Judaica. Each original design is made from a single sheet of paper using an X-acto knife to meticulously cut out each and every shape by hand. […]
Meet The Artist: Enya Keshet of Enya Keshet Ketubah Artist
As a child in Pardes Hanna, Israel, my upbringing was aspiring to an academic career. I moved to Jerusalem straight out of the army, and took a long time realizing that university was not for me. I have always been good with my hands, sewing clothes, knitting, weaving Kilim, doing some carpentry and making toys. […]
Meet The Artist: Yamit Presman
Born in Moscow, Yamit has many talents and explored various artistic outlets including cake art and poetry, until she discovered quilling a few years ago. In her words: “I feel most alive when I’m quilling, and quilling is definitely a language of my soul”. Yamit resides in Pittsburgh with her husband and children. Tell us […]
Meet The Artist: Sara Beames of Beames Designs!
Sara and Michael Beames started Beames Designs! in 1990. Located in the inspiring Hudson Valley of New York, they produce handmade fused glass Judaica, Home Accessories and Jewelry. Sara is the driving force behind the glass design. With a degree in Art from San Francisco State University and many years in the commercial art world, […]