
Brooklyn Exhibits ‘Jewish-Syrian Metal Works: The Lost Art of Damascus’
When Sharon Shriqui attended the opening of the featured exhibit on display at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y., she hoped to reconnect to her family’s Syrian heritage. She sought to do this amid glass displays featuring large plates, small chests, ornamental vases and Arabian coffee sets designed by Maurice Nseiri, the acclaimed Syrian artist who recently arrived from Israel to join his family living in New York.