David Ben-Gurion Standing on His Head (Sharon Hotel Beach, Herzliya)
Paul Goldman
1957
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Paul Goldman was notable for keeping his distance from his subjects, perhaps as a show of respect. He photographed many of Israel’s early leaders. Here, David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, is doing a handstand on Herzliya beach after a lesson by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, inventor of the Feldenkrais Method, a form of physical exercise designed to increase well-being and self-awareness through movement.
Credits
Paul Goldman, MUSA, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv Collection.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 9.
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