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Lerski’s portrait of a young Polish Jewish immigrant to Palestine is in his distinctive, expressionist style. Using mirrors and reflectors to emphasize the transformative powers of light, Lerski liked…
Contributor:
Helmar (Helmut) Lerski
Places:
Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1931–1935
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Micha Bar-Am took this intimate photograph of Golda Meir soon after she became prime minister of Israel. She was the world’s fourth female prime minister and, as of 2022, the only woman to hold the…
Contributor:
Micha Bar-Am
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Date:
1970
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This series by Helmar Lerski pictured Jewish soldiers fighting with the British Army during World War II—all in all, about a hundred men and women. All the portraits are in Lerski’s distinctive…
Contributor:
Helmar (Helmut) Lerski
Places:
Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1940–1942