In 1984, Israel’s President, Chaim Herzog, presented the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, with a silver fruit bowl filled with a bounty of Israeli fruit – the creation of Yaacov and Boaz Yemini. The bowl has inclined edges, a dozen in number, representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The combination of the bowl’s blue enamel interior and the white silver represent Israel’s national colors. The sides bear alternating silver reliefs of pomegranates and palm trees. The base is embellished with embroidered strips of granulation and filigree. The crowns of the pomegranates are evocative of the royal station of the recipient of the grand bowl.

The Rosh Hashanah Platter was commissioned by the Tarica Family in 2009 and donated to the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles in memory of their parents. This platter is made of Sterling Silver 925. It is raised upon six silver palm trees and decorated with six silver pomegranates. Both the dates of the palms and the seeds of the pomegranates are represented with garnets. Filigree and hammering techniques contribute to a unique blend of traditional and modern.

“...wine that maketh glad the heart of man” Psalms 104:15

"יין ישמח לבב אנוש..."

תהילים קד, טו

This Kiddush cup participated in an exhibition in 1997 at the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco. The sterling silver cup is oxidized, to make more pronounced the contrast between the cup and the verse upon it. The 14K gold words from the verse dialogue with the gold-plated interior.

In 1992, President Chaim Herzog and his wife Aura paid an official State visit to the Royal Family in Spain and presented Queen Sofia with a silver perfume bottle hand-crafted by Yaacov Yemini.

In 2013, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston acquired the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection, a transformational gift of Judaica comprising 119 decorative and ritual objects. The gift showcases an incredible array of works – including a filigree Hanukkiah and a filigree spice box, both created in the 1920’s by Yehia Yemini,
which were part of the Schustermans’ private collection.

Every year the President of Israel lights a Yemini Hanukkiah, which is a key feature in the décor of the Meeting Room at his residence.

Park Synagogue in Cleveland, OHIO is a 155-year-old Congregation, a major conservative synagogue both locally and nationally. In 2005, with the vision and skill of the Centerbrook Architects of Connecticut, Mark Simon and Ed Keagle, a magnificent new structure was erected on Shaker Boulevard in Pepper Pike. The silver ark doors and the silver artwork embellishing the sanctuary of the new Park Synagogue building were designed and created in Jerusalem, Israel in 2004/5 by the Yemini Silversmiths. In Hebrew we call the synagogue Beit Knesset ~a place of gathering ~ which emphasizes not the nature of its use, but the community that uses it.

In 1987, upon a State visit to Denmark, President Chaim Herzog and his wife Aura presented Queen Margarethe II with a silver necklace created by Yaacov Yemini. The piece is composed of overlapping leaves embellished with intricate filigree work.

"Exposition Coloniale Internationale” was a colonial exhibition held in Paris, France. It is estimated that between 7 to 9 million visitors from over the world attended the 1931 Exhibition. Yehia Yemini was invited to participate in the Exposition and he won a silver medal for the piece he submitted in the metal working category.

The Levant Fair (יריד המזרח; Yarid HaMizrach) was an international trade fair held in Tel Aviv during the 1920s and 1930s. At the 1932 Fair, Yehia Yemini won a gold medal for a piece he submitted and the award was presented by Meir Diezengoff, subsequently the first mayor of Tel Aviv.

In 2017, Israel's President Reuven Rivlin and his wife Nechama paid an official State visit to the Royal Family in Spain, and presented Queen Letizia with a silver wine goblet - Miriam’s cup - hand-crafted by Boaz Yemini.

“But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings” Malachi 3:20

"וזרחה לכם יראי שמי שמש צדקה ומרפא בכנפיה..."

מלאכי ג, כ

Tzedakah Box on display at the Jewish Museum in New York since 1991. the words SHEMESH (sun) TZEDAKAH (charity) MARPEH (healing) are pierced through the walls of the cylinder in old Rashi script. These words express the idea that the light-giving sun shines upon the righteous and spreads good health upon its beams. The box is crowned with a 24 K gold-plated ball which rotates on an axis and represents the sun. The wall of the cylinder is gently turned outward, bringing to mind the handle of the traditional Tzedakah boxes.

In 1935, in honor of the 25th year of his reign, George V was gifted with a festive epistle marking the event, from the Jews of Tel Aviv - the first Hebrew city. Yehia Yemini was commissioned to create a silver case for the epistle, as well as a Torah Case, finials, and a pointer which were presented to the King.

Our Torah finials have been on permanent exhibit in the Judaica section of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem since 1978. They were created in the 1940’s of silver, gold-plated silver, turquoise and garnets. The two tall palm trees carry stylized two-dimensional fronds bearing resemblance to crowns.

Beneath the palm fronds dangle five gold-plated bells, linked to five silver medallions, each representing one of the Five Books of Moses. The two palm trunks are hammered with decorative triangles, and the bases are embellished with stones and filigree.

An interesting fact to note; due to lack of paper at the time, sketches were often made on used envelopes and other paper remnants.

Continuity and Change – 92 years of Judaica at Bezalel was an exhibition which traveled worldwide at the turn of the century to showcase Jewish Ritual Objects designed and created at the Bezalel Academy through the decades. Among the objects chosen for the exhibition were three sets of Torah finials, each one designed and created by a different generation of the Yemini Family, Yehia, Yaacov and Boaz; each one reflecting a new generation of ongoing tradition and aesthetics.

In 1987, the President of Israel, Chaim Herzog, and his wife Aura, made an official State visit to the United States and came bearing a gift for the FLOTUS Nancy Reagan in the form of a silver necklace studded with garnet stones, created especially for the occasion by Yaacov Yemini. The piece is composed of overlapping leaves embellished with intricate filigree work. 

In 2003, with the warming of the diplomatic relations between Austria and Israel, the Austrian Minister of Culture Franz Morak initiated an exhibition of Yemini artwork at Palais Porcia in the center of Vienna. A wide selection of pieces participated in the exhibition.

The Vienna 2003 exhibition included: Torah Crown, Elijah's Cup, Torah Finials, Spice Containers, Sconces, Pomegranate Plate, Etrog Boxes, Passover Dishes, Rosh Hashanah Dish, Mezuzahs, Candelabra, Torah Pointers, Candlesticks, Kiddush Cups, Tzedakah Boxes, Hanukkiahs, Scroll of Esther, Biblical Pins, Letter Openers, and Filigree Bracelets

The grand Hanukkah Menorah, created in the 1960’s, on permanent loan to the President of Israel Residence, belongs to the Collection of the Judaica department of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It was purchased from the Yemini studio by dear family friends, the Saffir Family of Chicago, and donated to the Museum in 1995 in memory of the patriarch of the family, Harold (Zvi) Saffir Z"L. It stands 37” in height and is made of silver, enamel, malachite and garnets.