Haggadah Sha’arei Yerushalayim. Illustrations and ornamentation by the artist, Shuki Freiman of Jerusalem. Calligraphic Hebrew letters decorated with raised words and designs with gold accents.

(HAGADAH).

Jerusalem

1996

One of 900 numbered copies. Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Original calf binding features sterling silver plaque etched with a scene of Jerusalem as well as the Temple. Housed in fitted wooden case bearing embossed phrases from the Passover Seder liturgy.

“Yehoshua ‘Shuki’ Freiman combines ancient traditions and ancient style to create modern, functional ritual art of exceptional quality, sparkling with innovation and invention. The artist is a seventh generation Jerusalemite whose family has possessed and handed down the ancient key to the matriarch Rachel’s Tomb from father to son throughout the years. Artistic ability has also been passed to a number of family members. Shuki says simply, ‘I was born with art in my hand.’ His work emphasizes the significance and beauty of Jerusalem and the Land of Israel. ‘My creativity flows naturally from my surroundings,’ Freiman muses, ‘The Jerusalem air and the emotions of its people provide unlimited inspiration.’” (Baltimore Jewish Times, March, 1991).