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The Yiddish word for grandmother is Bubbe, pronounced "bubbeh" or "bubbee." Lousie Silk, who is a bubbe herself, created an exhibit "BubbeWisdom," currently on display at the American Jewish Museum in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, PA. The exhibit includes 18 quilts, a children's spiritual tent and a community quilt made in collaboration with participants at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill.
Silk considers herself a "new age bubbe." She currently uses a computer and blogs, but has been quilting for over 40 years.
According to Andrew Goldstein of the Pittsbugh Post-Gazette, "As the matriarch of the family, the bubbe is tasked with maintaining its memory, meaning and spirituality. Plenty of that is on display in the exhibition.There is a story behind the buttons and zippers, lace and logos that find their way into the quilts. Personal items ranging from a cap worn during chemotherapy to rags, a Holocaust star and a crocheted doily make up the quilt she made specifically for the JCC."
Click here for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article.
Click here to see some of the quilts.
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