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Maor was a member of The Common Factor: Kibbutz, a group of artists who were interested in criticizing long-held Zionist and socialist beliefs and myths, at a time when many felt that the kibbutz…
Contributor:
Haim Maor
Places:
Kibbutz Givat Haim, Israel
Date:
1980
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Portrait of Solomon Ayllon, Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic Congregations in London and Amsterdam from 1700 to 1728. This portrait was printed at the time of his death to commemorate him.
Contributor:
Jacobus Houbraken
Places:
Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1728
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The text on this inscription, dating from the establishment of the Rema Synagogue in Krákow, reads, in part: “The man, R. Israel ben Joseph (of blessed memory), gathered his strength, for the honor of…
Contributor:
Artist Unknown
Places:
Kraków, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Kraków, Poland)
Date:
1553
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Among the inspirations for Bar Lev’s paintings were American patchwork quilts, Mexican and Native American art, stained-glass windows, Russian constructivism, and pop art. She combined patterns and…
Contributor:
Jenifer Bar Lev
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
1992
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In The Writing on the Wall, Attie brought the ghosts of pre-World War II Jewish life in Berlin temporarily to life by projecting black-and-white slides of Jewish schools, bookstores, kosher butchers…
Contributor:
Shimon Attie
Places:
Berlin, Germany
Date:
1993