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SYNAGOGUE
STAINED GLASS, JEWISH STAINED GLASS, SYNAGOGUE ART, AND JUDAICA
BY JEWISH ARTISTS DAVID AND MICHELLE PLACHTE-ZUIEBACK
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"Steve
Lawson Memorial"
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Temple Emanu-El
San Diego, California
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CHRONOLOGICAL
INDEX
SELECTED WORKS OF SYNAGOGUE STAINED GLASS
THE JEWISH SANCTUARY
FREE RESOURCES |
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Created
in 1989, as a memorial to Steve Lawson, brother of Rabbi Marty
Lawson, of Temple Emanu-El, in San Diego, California, this window
is a vision of the Tree of Life, standing beside a river.
The river is actually a Torah scroll which rolls out into the
landscape of Jewish History. On the scroll are etched
the "ten utterances," i.e. the phrases which God used
to create the Universe. A rock, which supports the
Torah, is inscribed with the name Steve Lawson, because he was
a supporter of Torah. The Tree of Life, itself, bears
both grapes and figs and, entwined in it's leaves, may be found
the serpent. On the trunk of the tree the single word,
"Da'at," (knowledge), is written. The hummingbird
was a favorite of Steve's, as well as the poppies and the tomato
vine. An inscription, at center, reads, "In loving memory,
Steve Lawson." |
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