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Text Box: Ya'akov Ne'eman an Israeli Jewish Paper-cuts Artist Ya'akov Ne'eman was born in Transylvania in 1908. He came to Israel in 1935, and worked as a sign painter. At the age of 70 he took up the art of paper cutting. During the next ten years he created as many as 600 different paper-cuts all revolving around Judaic themes and symbols including stories and verses from the Bible, prayers, Jewish Holidays, Pirkey Avot, Jerusalem and other themes from the Jewish tradition. Ya'akov Ne’eman became one of the first and few to revive the art of Traditional Jewish paper cutting which can be traced back to the medieval times. It was commonly practiced by men, boys and Cheder . Mr. Ne'eman's paper cuts have been displayed throughout Israel, the U.S.A. and Paris. His works have been acquired by many collectors all over the world and leading museums including The Jewish Museum, N.Y., The Smithsonian Museum, Washington O.k., The Scribal Museum, and L.A. The Wolfsan Museum Jerusalem etc. Ya’akov Ne’eman passed away in Haifa 1n 1992 The art of paper cutting is carried on by his daughter-in law Zipora Ne'eman, a teacher with 37 years of teaching experience from Haifa. Zipora has been teaching traditional paper cutting in Israel, the U.S.A. and Europe since 1978. In 2002 Zipora started to create her own paper cuts and began to exhibit her work together with the work of Ya'akov Ne'eman. Zipora's main goal is to revive the beautiful art of traditional Jewish paper-cutting which was very popular in the past and almost became extinct after the Holocaust.

Text Box: Meira Freifeld an Israeli artist Meira graduated from the Academia di Belle Arti in Florence, and she held tree solo exhibitions in Florence, and participated in several group exhibitions, as well. In 1974, funded by the Tel Aviv Fund for the Arts, she travelled to Austria to study Old Masters Techniques in drawing under Professor Ernst Fuchs. In the mid 1980s, Meira became fascinated with Judaica Art and started designing Ketubot. In the process of work, she became interested in papercutting. Meira combines her vast knowledge of painting and drawing with her love for papercutting. Her work includes Bible scrolls (Megillot), illustrated in delicate miniatures and papercut designs, enhanced by gold leaf illumination on parchment or paper. Meira's work includes a rich collection of Ketubot, blessing prayers and well known verses from the Jewish tradition, all expertly executed in highly artistic form. Some of Meiras` finest work is also available as high quality printed laser-cuts, based on her papercuts collection. Meira works closely with her clients, creating a one-of-a-kind artwork tailored to their tastes and needs. Her work can be found in private collections in the U.S.A., Italy, France, Sweden, England and Panama.