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Mile Chai Judaica |
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Martin
Mendelsberg
Graphic
Art
Black Fire White Fire
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The Mother
Letters -
Alef Mem Shin are
primordial, giving birth to all the other Hebrew
letters. They symbolize the core spiritual
concepts of Love (Alef), Trust (Mem) and transformation
(shin) Size: 5" x 7" envelope
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In
1992, I began work on the design of digital Hebrew fonts.
Years earlier, I had produced calligraphic lettering and
designs by hand. I examined fonts already in the
marketplace and soon realized they did not exhibit the
grace and beauty of the classical letterforms found in the
Torah (5 books of Moses). I decided to undertake a study
of the Hebrew letters using available resources such as,
"The Mishnas Sofrim" and a variety of other published
documents. In 1994 I met Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh the
author of "The Alef-Beit, Jewish Thought Revealed through
the Hebrew Letters". The Rabbi offered numerous insights
and encouraged me to complete work on the alphabet. |
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With the completion of the letters,
I have been able to produce a wide range of digital works
for print media, web, and limited edition archival prints.
Two of the works in the IDAA show comprise a series of
"Meditations on the Holocaust". The third "Mystical
Sphere" is a celebration of the Hebrew letter "Hei", fifth
letter of the Hebrew alphabet signifying: thought, speech,
and action. -
Martin Mendelsberg, December 2000 |
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copyright Black Fire White Fire, Mystical
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illustration, Martin Mendelsberg -
Dr David Sanders A project of Alef Beit House and
Mizel
Museum of Judaica, Denver, Colorado.
Any other use of these images is strictly forbidden |
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