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Chief Rabbi unveils Remembrance Day poppy artwork

November 17, 2016 15:41
Chief Rabbi Mirvis with Marcus Dante

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John Fisher,

John Fisher

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A remembrance art installation depicting poppies growing out of a battlefield was unveiled by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis during a visit to Leeds for Shabbat UK.

The work, hosted by the United Hebrew Congregation, was created by 20-year-old congregant Marcus Dante, who is studying model design at the University of Hertfordshire.

The ceramic poppies used were originally part of a work at the Tower of London commemorating British and Colonial servicemen killed during the First World War.

"We acquired 12 of the poppies so our shul's own permanent artwork could be created," explained Robert Dewar, the UHC president. "It allows us to remember the contribution the 12 tribes of Israel made during the Great War and subsequent conflicts.