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A Fabric Artist on Quilting Jewish Content

JL;DR SUMMARY Louise Silk, a quiltmaker and fabric artist, reflects on her extensive career through a special exhibition at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureFeminismCommunity EngagementLouise SilkQuiltingFabric ArtHeinz History CenterThe Witness QuiltSilkdenimBubbewisdom

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"Twice each week, I make my way from my loft in Pittsburghs Southside to the Heinz History Center in the Strip District."

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