Estelle Yarinsky 1932 —

"What is awareness? When I first wanted to record my impressions in line, color, and form, my parents encouraged these efforts, nurturing the child's nature. There followed a lifetime of making artwork."

Born in Brooklyn, NY.

Yarinsky's portrait of Dona Gracia di Nasi - a.k.a. Beatrice de Luna, a wealthy 16^th century converse Jew born in Portugal in 1550 - pays homage to Gracia's tireless efforts to help less fortunate Jews escape from countries where they were persecuted.  Gracia is shown turning from the horrors of the Roman Catholic Spanish Inquisition toward Constantinople, where Jews were welcome.  The word quemadero stitched on the lower left means 'place of burning' in Spanish.  Jews accused of practicing Judaism secretly in Spain were burned alive at the stake. 

Merchant ships illustrate lines from the Book of Proverbs: "A woman of valor ... she is like the merchant ships she bringeth food from afar."  The cities that Gracia visited on her journey to keep herself and others safe are featured on the border of the quilt, along with her several names; it is thought that her Hebrew name was Hannah.

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