Home > Issue 60 > Columns 20th century Artists Germany Holocaust Women Portrait of a People | The Art of Weaving Naomi Samuel Knotted CarpetDessau, 1929Bauhaus Archive, Berlin Otti Berger1898–1944 Not yet a Segula subscriber? Access our full archive online, have print issues delivered to your door, and more Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in Feel free to share Issue 60 Related Topics Quick Looks at BooksAni Maamin | Walter Kaufmann | Hannah’s War Sara Jo Ben-Zvi Ani Maamin: B...Bar Mitzvas Coming of Age – Bar MitzvaThirteenth birthdays haven’t always been cause for Jewish celebration. When were the first bar and bat mitzva ceremonies, and why their enduring appeal even amo...Book Review | Moynihan’s MomentMusings on history, alternative history, and theology based on the surprising final scene of Tarantino’s film. Yitzhak Klein Moynihan’s Moment: Ame...Tale of a Trail | Lake YeruhamLack of water was one of the young State of Israel’s greatest challenges. Though desalinization has made that issue history, the story of Lake Yeruham reflects ...Feeding the Heavens – Jewish Birdfeeding CustomsBoth Polish and Ethiopian Jews traditionally fed birds at specific times of year, ascribing deep meaning to this practice. Did the custom spread from south to n...