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The Paintbrush as Sword

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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