Bellevue Arts Museum presents Women's Tales: Four Leading Israeli Jewelers, the first comprehensive study of Israeli contemporary jewelry to focus on the careers of four of its leading women jewelers, featuring 127 jewelry pieces. Bellevue Arts Museum is one of only three museums in the United States to host the exhibition before it begins a European tour in 2008–2009 and closes at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem during 2009–2010.

The exhibition Women's Tales: Four Leading Israeli Jewelers is the first in-depth study of the works of leading jewelry artists Bianca Eshel-Gershuni, Vered Kaminski, Esther Knobel, and Deganit Stern Schocken. Each of these artists has played a critical role in forging an Israeli identity in the contemporary jewelry movement, one that is distinctive of Europe and America and their work has brought international attention to a country that was previously largely unrecognized for its contribution to contemporary jewelry. All four artists, most of whom were trained in Europe, looked for inspiration in other European contemporary jewelry, which has a focus on non-precious materials. These four artists' work is uniquely autobiographical, reflecting their womanhood, being wives and/or mothers living in Israel and strongly impacted by its culture.

A nationally distributed catalogue, co-produced by the Racine Art Museum and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, accompanies the show.

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