Arts of Thanksgiving Transcends Cultures, Religions for 600 in Cleveland

JEWISH WEEK
By Jacqueline Mitchell

CJN / BOB JACOB

OHIO---Representatives of almost every faith group and culture in Northeast Ohio gathered in one room to celebrate Nov. 24 at B’nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike. About 600 people attended the synagogue’s fourth annual arts of thanksgiving, an inter-religious and multicultural celebration sponsored by a coalition of religious and cultural institutions. Artists and vendors spread out across the Gross Atrium displaying religious and cultural art. Attendees could participate in a drum circle or have their hands painted with traditional Indian and Arabic henna. Gross Schechter Day School in Pepper Pike hosted a dreamcatcher art project, and the Persian Unity Center translated names into Farsi. [link]