In Today's Issue - February 17, 2012

NEW ARTIST - MORNINGSTAR METALWORKS!

New Artist! Morningstar Metalworks
---> Kiddush Cups and Sabbath Candlesticks

Sale of the Week
---> Free shipping on all items through 2/24/12. Use coupon code FS24.

What's New at Jewish Gift Place
---> New Blog Post - Segregation and Intolerance in Beit Shemesh and Brooklyn

Favorite Links
---> Interesting articles, videos, photos, and blog posts

Risa's Wrap-up
---> Beautiful Bat Mitzvah!

Hi Everyone!

This weekend I will be in Philadelphia at the Buyer's Market of American Craft. Yahoo!!! One of my favorite places to be! I love Philly. I'll go to a show at night, eat out, enjoy and relax! I look forward to meeting new artists and bringing their beautiful work to you!

New Artist - Morningstar Metalworks

Morningstar Metalworks, founded by the husband and wife team, Art Mathewson and Nancy Martin-Mathewson, make handmade Kiddush cups and Shabbat candlesticks out of brass, copper, and anodized metal. Their handmade pieces are inspired by the beautiful sunsets seen from their studio in Mount Vision, NY. If you are looking for a special wedding gift, anniversary gift, or any-occasion gift, these pieces are modern and spectacular works of art.

VIEW THE MORNINGSTAR METALWORKS COLLECTION

Sales of the Week
----> Free shipping on all items through 2/24/12. Use coupon code FS24.

What's New at Jewish Gift Place
---> New Blog Post - Segregation and Intolerance in Beit Shemesh and Brooklyn

In the ultra-Orthodox community of Beit Shemesh, Israel, signs order women to walk on the other side of the street. An 8 year-old girl is spit upon for dressing immodestly in long sleeves and a long skirt. A woman refused to move to the back of the bus when ordered to by a Haredi man, who said that "it was his right." The shocker is that in the Hasidic neighborhood of Williamsburg and Borough Park in Brooklyn, women have been instructed to sit in the rear of the bus. Read the rest of this shocking blog post.

Favorite Links
----> Favorite articles, blog posts, videos, photos

• Phillip and Dorothy Grossman, 95 and 93, made aliyah - Meet the oldest couple who just made aliyah.
• "We really didn’t think we were doing anything so special" - A visit to a Slovakian family, Righteous Among the Nations, who hid 10 Jewish people and kept them alive for 7 months in an underground 9' x 12' bunker during WWII.
• Humor of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah - A funny look at the role of the Bar/Bat Mitzvahs of famous people and in speeches and movies.
• Oprah Visits a Hasidic Family in Brooklyn - Nobody has heard of Oprah in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Highlights of a two-part TV special.

Anything interesting you've seen this week? Please share! Send your links to news @ jewishgiftplace.com.

Risa's Wrap-up
We were at an awesome Bat Mitzvah this past weekend in Connecticut with a great service and a fabulous party! My husband has been friends with the Bat Mitzvah girl's dad since they were 2 YEARS OLD!!! And since I've known Mike since I'm 13, I've known his friend since I'm 13, so we go waaaay back. Boy does time fly!

Have a great week! Please keep in touch. Follow me on Twitter @jewishgiftplace, or on Facebook . If you send me a tweet, I'll tweet you back!

Risa Borsykowsky, Owner
www.JewishGiftPlace.com