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Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts
The Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts was established in Jerusalem in 1906 by the artist Boris Schatz with the support of the Zionist movement. It promoted the creation of a Jewish national art, one that would blend European and Middle Eastern artistic traditions. Its distinctive style drew on the contemporary arts and crafts movement in Europe and the United States and the Jugendstil movement in Central Europe.
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Carpet Depicting Rachel’s Tomb
This carpet was one of the many decorative objects with biblical themes produced at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts. This design features the legendary burial site of the biblical matriarch…