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| Finding Home No. 81 - Leah & Rachel |
On Sunday, November 20, braving the torrential rains and the flooded streets that soon turned into overflowing waterways, a flotilla of art and salon devotees made its way to Ahavat Torah’s temple to hear the extraordinary story of how Siona Benjamin made her Scroll of Esther, a facsimile of which our congregation has recently purchased.
The audience was spellbound as Siona presented images of the various stages she went through in her research into midrash and imagery relating both to the Biblical story of Esther and to examples of costumes and settings from Persian and Mughal miniature art, which she then transformed into original creations, illuminating her scroll with paintings in a unique fusion of styles and interpretations.
