THE GOLDEN STREETS OF JERUSALEM

In this depiction, a large chair was available to be picked up by the father of the baby who was just born in the neighborhood. Jewish people call it, "Kise LLiao."  The father sits on the chair and lays the baby boy on his lap for the Mohel to come and do his job. Please see details at checkout.

In artist Avi's words, "This is a depiction of my family in Israel's Mabaarah. The year is 1950. It is summer and my father is peeling an orange while I am imprisoned within a chair that has been turned upside down in order to feed me. My mother was taking care of the mattress within the tent to prepare for the night. "Please see details at checkout.

In a neighborhood grocery market in the 1950's the Shochet was connected to the butchery shop in the local market. In order to kill the chicken which the people have purchased from the butcher shop there. In the back of the butcher shop, as children we were eyewitnesses to the work of the Shochet. Time to time people also purchased lambs and goats as well. Please see details at checkout. 

The poem Eshet Chail,  is a song we sang at the dinner table on Friday night in front of the family. The song is about a special, caring and amazing woman. Her value is amazingly richer than any jewel is to her husband. Her husband's trust in her is very high. Eshet Chail was extremely involved in many social activities such as helping the poor and taking care of the sick. She was like a buisness woman but never putting aside any of the duties she had with her family. She We were astonished at what she performed. Please see details at check out.

A tradition of the Jewish heritage before Rash Hashana and Yom Kippur. The father blesses the family members by turning a rooster over their heads so that the rooster would absorb any kind of harm that could happen to his family in the years to come. Please see details at check out.

The most desirable Klaysmer with Jewish flavor. The violin became a symbol of an individual musician who used to play the violin on a rooftop during the ceremonial events of "Khupot." The Jewish Klaysmer were well known in Eastern Europe. Different artists commemorated them in different ways in application to "The Fiddler on the roof." Please see details at check out.

A typical traditional Eastern European tailor in the town who served everyone. This trade was typically in the hands of men. While working in the neighborhood, the tailor would hear large amounts of gossip and rumors about the people. The tailor had a hidden station for privacy, and saw the customers trying on their clothes. His position was mainly funded by his attitude. He would hear, but never spoke of the gossip he heard anywhere else. Please see details at check out.

Back in the early 1950's in Israel people lived in a tent or condo without electric power and we used refrigerators as Iceboxes. We bought ice from the iceman who sold the ice throughout the neighborhood. We would put the ice in the freezer to help preserve our food. Please see details at check out.

As children in the neighborhood, we spent most of our summer vacation helping the produce traders to increase their sales by delivering melons door to door. He would give us a wagon full of melons, knives and scales in order to show the people how sweet and ripe the watermelons were.

The legendary, "Shmates" dealer went door to door in the neighborhood yelling his title, "Alte Zachen." People were inviting him to see the old items they had in their home. In the 1950's through the 1970's the Alte Zachen guys upgraded themselves with a VW flatbed pick up truck instead of horses and wagons.  Please see details at check out.

The terms "Kosher"  or "Glatt Kosher" are used so often it leaves a bad taste in the mouth. In this piece Avi included a variety of symbol, which have been created in the last century about different levels of Kosher meat products.At the front of the plate on this piece you could see 2 different marks ® and © and a big cross on top of them implies that that this is not the right mark for Kosher. How could decent people rely on such a big gallery of symbols in dealing with Kosher food? Please see details at check out.

During the 1950's in the Mabaraah neighborhood, the "Milk Man" walked from door to door, and parents sent their children to him, running and holding big buckets to purchase milk from him. 

In the 1950's in the Maabarah life hood in the early state of Israel, a special trade came with the Yemen. these craftsmen were the only people who practiced and trained to refurbish old mattresses and blankets by releasing the cotton then rolling new cotton to make the mattress up. This gentleman was very strong and flexible who spent 2 or 3 days in people's homes or tents refurbishing the mattresses, pillows, and blankets.

 During the 1950's in the Mabaraah neighborhood, the "Milk Man" walked from door to door, and parents sent their children to him, running and holding big buckets to purchase milk from him. Please see details at check out.

Exquisit detail of the beautiful city of Jerusalem. Please see details at check out.

  Specially trained Torah text writer, with the specialty and ability to re-write the text of the Torah, and add the different crowns and symbols on the top of the words as necessary, these fellows are specially trained, and skilled with a lot of patience who could keep a pure kosher environment on a personal level when they write on the scroll of the Torah.

Rachel's Tomb has been a religious attraction for the Jews who come to visit Jerusalem. Rachel's tomb is well known in the minds of young women who want to become pregnant. The metaphors create a connection between Rachel's past which her experience in difficulty conceiving a child. Her Tomb became an attraction for women who share their difficulties in the way it is exposed in the Holy Script. This piece shows a group of triplets who were brought there to share the happiness and sorrow of their mother with Rachel. 

 A Basic six-word prayer, which is the pillar of all the prayers in the Jewish environment. All throughout history the Jewish people were executed in many ways, carry these six words on their mouths at the time they burned into ash or choke to death in the chambers, this powerful prayers represents the absolute uniqueness of God and the basic believers who insist, no matter what is happening to them, to declare Shema Israel. “Ado nay e lo heno ado nay yechad,” six mystical words which leave no room for doubt which could appear. 

     In ancient times the shofar would be blown from the temple mount in Jerusalem, spreading the message of the high holidays far and wide as described in the words of the song Shofar koreh behar habayt baeir haatika. Through thousands of years military forces tried to conquer Jerusa- lem, yet only one leader, King David, knew the true weak point of the city. As the quote says, “cutting the flow of water into the city of the top of the mount will make her ready for capture. ”The piece shows the vulnerability of the city on the mount, while showing the majesty of the shofar being blown from such a pinnacle. 

  The two figures depicted here are Richous Mordekhy who Hayman tried to hang. The noisemaker deals with the ten sounds of Hayman who tried to destroy the Jewish people of ancient Persia. He is slapping his head because of his luck which turned on him, he and his sons were hung instead of Mordekhy. This piece is used during Purim, whenever the Cantor reads “Hayman” the listeners “boo” and turn the noisemaker.  See more details at sheckout.

The Torah tells the story of Joseph. the professional dreamer and dream solver. Once Joseph had risen to the position of viceroy over Egypt, a series of events led him to plant a silver wine goblet in the sack of his youngest brother Benjamin – an act that led to the reunification of his family. The wine goblet depicts the dreams of the baker, cupbearer, and Pharaoh, along with Joseph himself within the beautiful Star of David. The cover of the closed goblet shows four panoramic windows revealing Jerusalem as shared between different religions. 

Who wouldn't want to sit next to this gorgeous prima donna? Let him stand up, I would like to see him!  See checkout for more details.

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The Tzedaka box of the Jewish heritage was a very intimate tool to collect donations on a daily basis. We would see them in many places such as people's houses, as well as synagogues, grocery stores or any other place you could think of. These "Tzedaka" boxes were placed in places that would catch people's attention, and often times were very large pieces. "Tzedaka Tatzil Mimavet" means, "Who repeatedly makes a donation will save the death from himself." Please click on image to see more info, sizing, and shipping.

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The Tzedaka box issue of the Jewish heritage was a very intimate tool to collect donations on a daily basis. We would see them in many places such as people's houses, as well as synagogues, grocery stores or any other place you could think of. These "Tzedaka" boxes were placed where they would catch people's attention, and often times were very large. "Tzedaka Tatzil Mimavet" means, "Who repeatedly makes a donation will save the death from himself."  Please click on image to see more info, sizing, and shipping.

  There is a most delicate liquor in Israel called "Moishe Sheckar.' But the connection between his name and the liquor itself is quite random. Please see more details at checkout.

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Moses had been ordered by God to craft new tablets and take them up on Mount Sinai in order for God to tell him how to re-write the previous set of tablets. Moses is old and doesn’t have the physical power. He made Joshua carry the tablets as a backpack in order to reach the top of Mount Sinai. This piece has been created as a comical piece and the idea as you can see the text, which belongs to Moses expresses the sorrow of breaking the two original tablets created by God. On the other hand, Joshua carried the tablets, and slaps 

his face to do what he was asked and what he is thinking at the time “Oy Vey” is written on the tablet. This is a Yiddish expression for recognizing coming troubles. 

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