Shari Black is a graphic designer and book editor living in London. She runs the Judaica brand, Danke, designing unique, modern challah covers, challah trays and other Judaica items. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a mother of three little boys, living in London. I did a degree in English […]
Month: March 2019
Meet The Artist: Meredith Gould of Meditative Mosaics
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’ve had a slew of careers and wild roller-coaster-ride of a religious and spiritual journey. My life is a patchwork quilt that, with the distance of time, appears as an integrated whole. My careers in chronological order: graphic artist, sociologist, college professor, state government project […]
Meet The Artist: Yehudis Jacobowitz of Hidur Design Works
Yehudis Jacobowitz is a visual artist and graphic designer. Her studio Hidur Design Works specializes in the exploration and development of new and innovative forms of artistic and high-quality Judaica, product designs and art. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in Europe and moved to Israel […]
Meet The Artist: Jenni of Lea Joelle Handmade
My name is Jenni and I’m a wife and mom of two boys and two cats. I’ve spent the last 15 years working in Development and Marketing for a variety of nonprofit and Jewish organizations. In 2017, I stayed home to take care of my twin boys and found myself with the unique opportunity to […]
Meet The Artist: David Aharon Podbere
David Aharon Podbere has left his native Canada for Israel 12 years ago. Together with his wife Hadar, who works as a midwife, and their three children, he resides in the beautiful coastal city of Nahariya. He is a painter, illustrator, and author of children’s books. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your […]
Meet The Owner: Ros Bakst of BAKst TO BLACK
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am 48 years old with a husband, three children and a dog! My husband and I have been married nearly 30 years. Our daughter Mia just got married last year, she’s 23. My twin boys Hillel and Yaacov serve in the Israeli army. They […]
Meet The Researcher: Vincent
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Vincent. I was born in Switzerland to a Hungarian mother and a Swiss father. My mom left Hungary during the communist dictatorship and came to Switzerland to continue her studies, both my parents are musicians and they play in a symphonic orchestra.I […]
Meet The Owner: Lisa Fero of Peace Love Light
The holidays are a joyous time and should be celebrated with a festive home that best represents your style and sentiment. With this in mind, and after many years of trying to find stylish and contemporary décor for Hanukkah, Peace Love Light was born. Lisa Fero, Founder and Chief of Design of Peace Love Light, […]
Meet The Owners: Maya and Sharon of the IsraeliBox
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. We are Sharon and Maya. We are two “mompreneurs” who decided that we wanted to combine both our experiences and expertise and create something new towards what we both love and believe in wholeheartedly – Israel. Sharon is coming from an international career in the […]
Meet The Artist: Serge Prowizur
Serge Porwizur is a Brazilian born Ashkenazi Jewish painter based in Brussels. He lived and exhibited in South America, Belgium, France, and participated in a variety of benefit auctions, particularly for the RAMBAM Hospital in Haifa, Israel. He is a graduate of Decorative Arts and Decorative Painting who successfully presented his work in front of […]