STAR TRIBUNE
By Jean Hopfensperger
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| Riedel’s Ner Tamids hang in more than 120 synagogues around the world, from Israel to Australia.
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Claude Riedel is a Minneapolis artist known internationally for crafting Ner Tamids, the beautiful “eternal lights” that hang in synagogues.
So when he received a phone call this spring from an assistant producer of the AMC series “Fear the Walking Dead” — a show he’d never heard of — he was totally bewildered.
Turns out the zombie apocalypse series was scouting for a Ner Tamid to rent for synagogue scenes in an upcoming episode. The caller discovered Riedel’s work online, and asked if he’d be willing to temporarily part with one of his treasures. After getting assurances that this was legitimate, the bemused Riedel said yes. [
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| Riedel is a Minneapolis artist known internationally for crafting Ner Tamids — the beautiful “eternal lights” that hang in Jewish synagogues. |
