Figure 1: Photo by Keren Encarnación

Figure 2: Photography by: Keren Encarnación

Figure 3: Photography by: Keren Encarnación

Figure 4: Photography by: Keren Encarnación

Figure 5: Photography by: Keren EncarnaciónFigure 6: Photography by: Keren Encarnación

While in Savannah, I have heard about the Jewish community, but I never knew much more than that they are a big community in the city. Once, I learned in our class that Jews arrived in Savannah five months after Oglethorpe established this land as a colony. I wanted to know more, so I went to the Synagogue on Monterey Square, amazed by the interior, especially the stained-glass windows. In addition, recently, my family and I have been learning more about Jewish customs and traditions. I thought it would be awesome to learn more about this community in a place where I have been attending school for four years. For my original artwork (Figure 6), I made a silk scarf design with iconography seen in the stained-glass windows in the Synagogue, parts of the structure of the building like the replica of the walls of Jerusalem, and the famous Torah that Mickve Israel has.

Breaking Matzo. “The History & Meaning of the Menorah.” Breaking Matzo, May 19, 2021. https://breakingmatzo.com/philosophy/the-history-meaning-of-the-menorah/.

Breaking Matzo. “What Is the Meaning of the Shofar?” Breaking Matzo, October 5, 2020. https://breakingmatzo.com/rosh-hashanah/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-shofar/.

Ghs. “Congregation Mickve Israel.” Georgia Historical Society. Accessed May 30, 2022. https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/mickve-israel-synagogue/.

Green, Nancy. “Mickve Israel Tour.” Mickve Israel.

“Harp: British Museum.” The British Museum. Accessed May 30, 2022. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA24564.

Mickve Israel. “A History of… Congregation Mickve Israel.” Mickve Israel Pamphlet.

Mickve Israel. “Our Sanctuary.” Mickve Israel. https://mickveisrael.org/history/.

Mickve Israel. “The Story of Mickve Israel.” Mickve Israel. https://mickveisrael.org/history/.

Traves, Lindsay. “The Jewish Origins of the Vulcan Salute.” The Canadian Jewish News, June 1, 2021. https://thecjn.ca/arts/the-jewish-origins-of-the-vulcan-salute/.

“What Is the Origin of the Vulcan Hand Greeting in ‘Star Trek’?: Watch: The Take.” What is the origin of the Vulcan hand greeting in "Star Trek"? | Watch | The Take, June 5, 2020. https://the-take.com/watch/what-is-the-origin-of-the-vulcan-hand-greeting-in-star-trek#:~:text=Quick%20Answer%3A%20The%20famous%20Vulcan,Boston%20with%20Yiddish%2Dspeaking%20grandparents.