The Yemini Silversmiths are a four generation family institution creating Judaica and jewelry and working out of their one hundred year old studio in a quaint Jerusalem neighborhood. Following in Yehia and Yaacov’s footsteps, Boaz, Margie, and Nadav practice the intricate art of designing and creating rare works of art from precious metals – gold and silver – by hand, fusing the renowned Yemenite tradition with the modern technology and artistic design that they studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
With an emphasis on quality and distinction, the Yemini reputation for excellence has made their unique work a preferred gift for dignitaries and heads of state. Various museums around the globe, including the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Jewish Museum in New York, and the Skirball Museum in Los Angeles, display Yemini pieces. Judaica aficionados world-wide collect and exhibit Yemini work in their private collections.
The Torah Ark and Bimah embellishments of the new Park East Synagogue in Cleveland, Ohio were designed, produced, and installed by the Yeminis in September 2005. This venture reveals a new realm of creative endeavor currently being pursued in the Yemini studio.
Yaacov Yemini – 1929 – 2010 – In Memoriam
It is difficult to part from a loved one. Though they cannot cancel out the great sadness and sense of loss, there are various sources of comfort which make themselves evident. We are blessed with many sources. Yaacov was such a magnetic personality; his smile, his charm, his warmth, his humor, his optimism and the sparkle in his eyes were all radiant and penetrating. His artistic talent and skills gave birth to works of art and Judaica which enrich the lives and embellish the traditions of countless people around the world. The fact that so many people shared a special sense of connection with Yaacov makes his persona all the more real and all the more eternal. No doubt one always wishes for more shared time on earth with loved ones. No time is a really good time to say good bye. Yet we are grateful for the many wonderful years that Yaacov was a vibrant and shining part of our lives. Malca was blessed with a unique partnership spanning over 58 years, his children were blessed with a loving and generous father and father-in-law as well as teacher and intuitive and resourceful partner and co-creator, and his grandchildren were blessed with a caring, big-hearted, fun-loving and doting grandfather.
There is comfort in the fact that he “did it his way” both in his life and in his death. We miss him intensely. May Yaacov’s memory be blessed.
Malca Yemini – 1934 – 2011 – In Memoriam
With great sadness we share the
news of the passing of our beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother Malca Yemini. She parted ways with us on November 12, 2011after a valiant journey with illness and widowhood. She was a most amazing woman – loving, generous, intelligent, curious, creative, talented, humble, noble, strong, determined, beautiful inside and out, and this is but an abbreviated list of her qualities. Malca left us with innumerable sweet memories of shared experiences and with invaluable life lessons. We hope that as we carry on without her physical presence, our lives will reflect the goodness she embodied and the goodness she bestowed upon us. May her memory be blessed, dear Ima, dear Malkush, dear Savta. We love and miss her.