Netanel Leichter

Late 19th–Early 20th Century

Little is known about the life of Netanel Menachem Leichter. In the catalogue of the art collector who owned the painting of the Żólkiew (today Zhovkva, Ukraine) synagogue, Leichter is described as a “Jewish folk artist” who also worked as a scribe and circumciser (mohel) in Habsburg Lemberg/Lwów (today L’viv, Ukraine). 

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Painting of the Żólkiew Synagogue

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This painting exemplifies the decorative plaques that sometimes adorned the eastern walls of synagogues to commemorate the glory of the Temple in Jerusalem and indicate the direction of prayer. In…