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Brenner Centre volunteers create 'Matchstick Succah'
Model matchstick succah at Brenner Centre
The creativity of Jewish Care volunteers is demonstrated by 85-year-old Maurice Stern and his brother Harry, 83, who made a succah using thousands of matchsticks. The model, which took several months to complete, was made in Brenner Community Centre’s arts and crafts room. It is decorated with pottery fruit and the leaves are made from wire and felt.
Maurice made models out of wooden pegs for many years until he was no longer able to source them then started using matchsticks, which are glued together. “I used to be a watch and clock renovator, so have the ability to work with small items.” Over the years he has made model cars including a Rolls Royce and a Bugatti, a dolls house and a gypsy caravan. His latest project is a grand piano.
He adds: “I enjoy anything I can create – I have immeasurable patience. I don’t use a pattern, I might see a picture and I try to copy it. I’m also here [in the art room] as a tutor and when school children visit I teach them to make small items.”
Says Harry: “I had been living in the USA and came back to England in 2003, to be near my family. I had heard about Maurice’s peg craft but didn’t give it much thought. I came to the Brenner Centre and saw his work and realised how superb it is. He encouraged me, he is my inspiration. He started making the succah and I finished it off. It was a team effort – and it has come out very well.”
Harry also uses his tailoring skills to make banners and other items that are displayed around the centre, such as a giant sign saying Happy New Year.
David Dunbar, the centre’s arts and crafts coordinator, paid tribute to the brothers, saying: “They are incredibly talented.”
