| Congratulations to Miriam on becoming an author. Life in Neveh Amal has given her inspiration which she is now sharing with us all in this wonderful book: |
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A fascinating glimpse into the unique Yemenite Culture while uncovering the universal human elements found in every community… This hauntingly written collection of stories weaves together the lives of the members of a Yemenite community in Israel just as the delicate metal threads are woven by the artisan into his filigree. The mystery of the Yemenite Jewish community is revealed in a new light. |
And for those of you who wonders what a FILIGREE is: Filigree (formerly written filigrann or filigrane) is a jewel work of a delicate kind made with twisted threads usually of gold and silver. The word, which is usually derived from the Latin filum, thread, and granum, grain, is not found in Ducange, and is indeed of modern origin. Though filigree has become a special branch of jewel work in modern times it was anciently part of the ordinary work of the jeweller. A. Castellani states, in his "Memoir on the Jewellery of the Ancients" (1861), that all the jewelry of the Etruscans and Greeks (other than that intended for the grave, and therefore of an unsubstantial character) was made by soldering together and so building up the gold rather than by chiselling or engraving the material. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) |