A beautiful new mosaic artwork

The Cape Jewish Cemetery in Pinelands boasts a beautiful new addition thanks to the generosity of members of the Ackerman family. Donors Suzanne Ackerman and Kathy Ackerman Robins led a project to design, manufacture and install an attractive mosaic in the Cemetery’s Tahara House, and the new mosaic was unveiled at an event on 7 May.

The dedication for the new piece of art reads: 

Completed in under a year, the project was initiated during July last year. Landscape architect Tarna Klitzner and artist Lovell Friedman brought their creative thinking to the project, sharing many discussions with the Ackerman sisters and Joel Merris, Executive Director of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues (UOS) Cape Council.

According to Joel, “There was previously a tapestry that hung at the front of the Tahara House but it was no longer in good condition, having suffered from exposure to the elements over a prolonged period. It was, in fact, so badly damaged that it could not be repaired.” The solution to the issue of what to replace the tapestry with came through the input from Tarna and Lovell, and today the Cemetery has a mosaic artwork that will bring many a Capetonian much joy. 

The artist, Lovell, used some of the themes from the old tapestry in her mosaic artwork, and included symbols of plants and roots, as well the tassels in the original tapestry to reference Tzitzit.

The community of Cape Town is sincerely grateful to the drivers of this project, to the donors, and the creative team for providing us with such a beautiful addition to our Cemetery.

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