Wisconsin Museum's 'Mazel Tov' exhibit celebrates Jewish wedding traditions

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
By Annysa Johnson

Museum educator Ellie Gettinger describes the features
of a special chuppah, or wedding canopy, on display as part of a new exhibit
on Jewish wedding traditions at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.

WISCONSIN -- In the final years of her life, as she battled a rare and deadly cancer, Milwaukee artist Ardis Zarem designed and constructed what would become a family heirloom - an elaborate wedding canopy under which each of her three children would be married. That chuppah, a contemporary adaptation of an ancient ritual item, is the centerpiece of a new exhibit - "Mazel Tov: A Celebration of Jewish Weddings" - at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. [link]

Jewish Museum of Milwaukee: "Mazel Tov: A Celebration of Jewish Weddings" runs through July 31 at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave. (414) 390-5730, jewishmuseummilwaukee.org