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My Great-Grandfather's Bible
Art, family, love...a project by Janis Loewengart Yerington Biblical illustrations painted on driftwood, explore art, faith and the incredible journey of my great-grandfather, who escaped war torn Europe in 1941 while carrying an elephant folio Gustave Dore Old Testament.
Janis is an artist living in coastal Northern California. She lives with her family, dogs and chickens.
In the very sanctuary the artist's family used to worship.
The Bible is the most influential book ever written. The first five books are known as the Torah and mean instruction. In the 1st century, Hillel was asked by a skeptic to explain Torah while he stood on one foot. Patiently Hillel replied, "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. The rest is commentary; go and STUDY."
Turn it, and turn it again, for everything is in it! Pirke Avot (Ethics of the Fathers)
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