Sale of handpainted silks and oil paintings on board by Mavis Hyman

Montefiore Hall
The Liberal Jewish Synagogue
28 St Johns Wood Road
London NW8 7HA

Sunday 3rd September 2006
11am - 4pm

To celebrate Jewish Heritage and Culture week, the Liberal Jewish Synagogue at St. John's Wood, London, supported the Miriam Hyman Memorial Fund. Oil paintings on board and handpainted silks by Mavis Hyman were exhibited and sold, the total proceeds being for the Fund. The silks included a number of functional items; Judaica and otherwise.

For examples of the kind of items which were available have a look at the report on the Launch Event - Silk Sale held in November 2005.

Detail of a cushion cover

A book, Mimento: Paintings & Pastels by Miriam Hyman, including more than ninety reproductions of her artwork, was also on sale, the total profits being for the Fund. Mimento cards and posters were also available.

Rabbi Alex Wright officially welcomed the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Eva Greenspan at 11.30am. Six of the victims of the London Bombings were residents of the Borough of Barnet and the Mayor's support is greatly appreciated.

The synagogue, recently rebuilt in Jerusalem stone and wood, was open to the public. The moving sculpture to commemorate the Holocaust by Anish Kapoor, a wall painting by Bill Utermohlen depicting the three Pilgrim Festivals: Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot were on view.

Many thanks to all who helped to organise the event, to the St John's Wood Liberal Synagoge for hosting it and to all who came to support the MHMF.

Mavis and John	The Mayor of Barnet, Mavis and Rabbi Alex Wright
Scarves and challah covers	Cusion covers
Mavis's books	Mimento books
Mimento posters and cards	Children's area
Contributions of refreshments	Katie on the cash desk

Thursday 14-Sept-2006