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Logo for Lion of Judah in WhiteExclusive Lion of Judah Event

Wednesday, May 8
7:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT

Kamin Lion Event

In-Person Event

Cost: $60

Venue

Energy Innovation Center
1435 Bedford Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 United States
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Join us for an evening of creativity and the incorporation of Jewish experiences with Fortune Chalme, owner of Gilded In Leather.

By Invite Only.

Join us for an evening of creativity and Jewish experiences with Fortune Chalme, owner of Gilded In Leather. Ms. Chalme, a Sephardic Jew, studied design at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, Israel. Inspired by the corachas, or “leather pouches” in Ladino, that Sephardic men traditionally receive to carry tefillin and tallit on becoming bar mitzvah, Chalme has brought this tradition into the modern age with her leather art.

Valet Parking ● Open Bar ● Heavy Hors D’Oeuvres & Desserts
(Kosher Laws Observed)

 

Fortune Chalme
Owner of Gilded in Leather

Fortune Chalme is an artist and designer living in Oakhurst, New Jersey with her husband and three sons. She holds a BFA from The School of Visual Arts in New York and has studied at Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. She has exhibited her work internationally, including at The Jerusalem Biannual. Fortune works mostly with leather using the technique of laser cutting. Her intricate designs play with the interaction of positive and negative space, merging traditional Jewish symbols with modern aesthetic.

 

Women’s Philanthropy Chair
Diane Samuels

Lion of Judah Event Chairs
Barbara Zimmer Kann
Julie Silverman
Becca Tobe

Host Committee
Meryl Ainsman
Gail Childs
Kathy DiBiase
Essie Garfinkel
Sally Goldhaber
Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein
Debbie Graver
Kristen Keller
Paula Garrick Klein
Bernice Meyers
Shereen Rosenberg
Adele Sales
Diane Samuels
Susan Seletz
Sheryl Silverman
Marlene Silverman
Marilyn Swedarsky
Judy Tobe
Rochelle Wagner
Erica Zimmerman

The Lion of Judah Society consists of women committed to the Jewish values of justice (tzedek) and acts of loving-kindness (gemilut chesed), personally giving annually at least $5,000 to The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Campaign.

Venue

Energy Innovation Center
1435 Bedford Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 United States
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