We did two things this week to take my mind off of my job search.

The Spertus Museum, which is attached to the Spertus College here in Chicago, is a Jewish museum and educational facility on Michigan Avenue.   We went in on Thursday this week to check out their new digs – its a really nice building, very open, bright and airy.  The old space was claustraphobic, but this one is really beautiful.  We had lunch at their cafe, which is kosher food from Wolfgang Puck, all prepackaged except the soups but all properly sealed.  We both had salads which were very good.  The exhibit on display was disappointing – an exhibit of “art” by Jews in the west.

On Friday we went to the “One of a Kind” sale at the Merchandise Mart.  Its a huge sale with at least a hundred people from all over the world selling interesting things.  One company sold harps and psaltries; Aviva bought two sets of earrings from a woman that uses antique beads in her work.