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The three Torahs in the center are decked out in the covers Congregation Sinai commissioned from artist April Berger.
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San Francisco artist April Berger leans into Judaica with Torah covers project

Alix Wall by Alix Wall June 6, 2022June 8, 2022

For a long time, April Berger considered herself an abstract artist, not a Judaica artist. Born into a secular family on Long Island, she moved out west after college in […]

Trudie Strobel stitching (Photo/Ann Elliott  Cutting);  Detail from “Four Embroideries of Trees in Four Seasons (Autumn)” by Trudie Strobel.
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Threads of memory: Survivor embroiders pain into beauty

Laura Pall by Laura Paull June 24, 2020

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