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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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The photomontages that Benor-Kalter began to make in the 1930s were a departure from his earlier straightforward style and allowed him to use photography to create visual metaphors. Here, a…
Contributor:
Jacob Benor-Kalter
Places:
Mandate Palestine (Israel, Israel)
Date:
1929–1939
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Struck taught at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts, where Yemenite Jews were popular subjects. Many new Jewish arrivals in Palestine, interested in creating a Jewish cultural revival, viewed…
Contributor:
Hermann Struck
Places:
Mandate Palestine (Israel, Israel)
Date:
1930
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This Hebrew-language poster urges Jews in Palestine to lend a hand to the rescue of Jewish refugees. During World War II, Jewish immigration to Palestine was banned by British Mandate authorities. A…
Contributor:
Gabriel Shamir, Maxim Shamir
Places:
Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Date:
1943