Photo: Courtesy of Tamar Messer Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Haifa, Israel, 59 years ago and grew up in a Zionist orthodox family. I am married and have three children and a dog. I studied graphic design and specialized in illustration. I worked as an illustrator […]
Category: Visual Artists
Meet the Artist: Sylvia Raff Gerber
Photo: Courtesy of Sylvia Raff Gerber Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Sylvia Raff Gerber. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey and attended private French schools throughout my childhood. My family is Sephardic and proud of our heritage. My grandparents fled Jewish persecution in Spain to Turkey. I […]
Meet the Artist: Naama Goldberg
Photo: Courtesy of Naama Goldberg Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa to a mixed South African and Israeli couple. I visited Israel many times as I child, and made Aliyah shortly after finishing high school. I studied Mathematics and Computer Science in […]
30 Birthdays Cards We Can Not Wait to Send This Year!
During the first week of January, we like to take our time to look for greeting as well as birthday cards to surprise our loved ones with throughout the year. We like to choose them based on our friends’ character traits, their hobbies, and more often than not, inside jokes we share. Is there a […]
Meet the Artist: Helene Liala Brenenson
Photo: Courtesy of Helene Liala Brenenson Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Helene Liala Brenenson and I was born in New Jersey in 1997 and have lived here all my life. I am the oldest of four siblings who I love and constantly remind me to clean up […]
Our 18 Favourite Baby Names of 2020!
Many people we know were blessed to welcome new-born babies into their families. Some of our favourite names that have been chosen this year are the following: Girls, Girls, Girls … Maya Meaning: Spring/Water Tamar Meaning: Date/Palm Tree Noa Meaning: Movement/Motion Shop: Lieblingslaedchen Shop: Waitname Shop: DevarimYafirmo Yael Meaning: Mountain Goat Sarah Meaning: Princess Eden […]
Meet the Artist: Liora Greenstein
Photo: Courtesy of Liora Greenstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1990 I met my husband, Antony Greenstein, and moved to Hong Kong with him 6 weeks later. We have four miracle children, David Joshua (David Yehoshua), Jessica Cara […]
Meet the Artist: Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan
Photo: Courtesy of Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My Judaica journey with the arts began when I was 19 years old, and a freshman at the School of Art at U of M. I was fortunate to get an internship at The Jewish Museum in New York […]
18 Hebrew Alphabet Posters Your Kids Will Love!
Decorating a room for a child is something very special for the entire family. Choosing the perfect colour scheme that suits your child’s personality, the ideal furniture to give them the space they need, picking plush toys, wooden games, and books they will cherish for a long time to come; there are a lot of […]
Meet the Artist: Arielle of AZ designs DC
Photo: Courtesy of AZ designs DC Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Arielle and I’m the woman behind the shop name and the heart behind each canvas and hand-painted card. I started painting one day as something creative to do while I was home on maternity leave with […]