Slowly the two sheets of glass were covered with names. No one questioned why. They just wrote and wrote
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ne of my professional vocational experiences is being a stained glass artist. Although stained glass isn’t very popular or well-known in the Jewish world, it brings me great creative pleasure and unusual opportunities.
Several years ago, an educational organization contacted me to create a commemoration art piece for their Kristallnacht memorial event.
After some thought, I designed a project that would slowly reveal itself through the course of the evening’s program and be implemented by participants who wished to join the experience. I wasn’t quite sure how the details would play out, but being brash and spontaneous has always served me well in my creative efforts.
In the end, baruch Hashem, all worked out. The audience told me they were “moved and warmly pleased,” the organizers expressed deep satisfaction, and a beautiful commemorative piece of art was created that evening. It was eventually framed, mounted, and prominently displayed.
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