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artwork
Jewish leader warns Swiss museum against accepting German art hoard
Jewish Journal
November 3, 2014
The head of the World Jewish Congress warned a Swiss art museum that it risks an \”avalanche\” of lawsuits if it accepts the bequest of a collection of artwork amassed by a man who dealt in art for the Nazis.
Israel Museum puts rare artworks up for sale
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
The Israel Museum is selling 38 rare pieces of art estimated to be worth $17 million.
Israeli Artist Paints a Path to Healing
Emily Pauker
June 16, 2005
There is something raw about the rough brush strokes in the work of native Israeli artist Rhea Carmi, and about her textured materials, such as sand and stone. But then, there also was a rawness to the tragedy that originally informed and inspired her work.
The Paintbrush as Sword
David Finnigan
December 9, 2004
Samuel Bak\’s first art exhibit was in the Vilna ghetto when he was 9 years old. While the Nazis killed 75,000 Vilna residents, he and his mother emerged as just two of 200 survivors.
Some of that young boy\’s artwork, which depicted a culture that once was called \”the Jerusalem of Lithuania,\” has survived the 20th century and can be found in the Lithuanian capital\’s Jewish museum. But Bak\’s storied 45-year career in painting also brings more than 40 of his works to Los Angeles for the two-month \”Between Worlds\” exhibit at the Finegood Gallery at the New Jewish Community Center at Milken in West Hills.
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