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Why London's eruv is sprouting in Jerusalem

September 17, 2015 10:59
Ruth Schreiber

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Nathan Jeffay,

Nathan Jeffay

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Jerusalem is gearing up for one of the largest Jewish art festivals ever held in the city - and one of the most unusual works to be displayed draws on the religious life of the London community.

Organisers of the Second Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art expect to attract thousands of Jewish tourists visiting Israel for the chagim, and well as large numbers of locals.

"The main objective of this is to connect two worlds in Israel that are often very separate - the world of contemporary art, and the world of Jewish tradition and ceremony," said the biennale's initiator, Rami Ozeri.

Mr Ozeri calls biennale "a stage for professional artists who refer in their artwork to Jewish thought, spirit, tradition or experience". And he has some 200 such artists, from Israel and overseas, showing their work.