Statement by shul member Roberta Garris about her stunning fabric art displayed on the bimah through the High

Holidays:  “I based this quilt on a list that included the names and ages of the hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023. I used aqua fabrics, graduating from light to dark, to represent males from under-10 to over-80. Females from under-10 to over-80 are represented by hot colors, from pale yellow to dark red. Every decade is represented for both groups. The center represents hostages who have died; the next rectangle is for hostages who have died, but whose remains have not been released; the next represents hostages still in captivity; and the outer rectangle is for hostages who have been released. A prayer for all the hostages is stitched along the border.”                Artist photo