This book reveals the innermost turmoil of Polish born artist, Samuel Hirszenberg’s struggle to juggle not only the contradiction of traditionalism and modernism and the representation of his fellow Jews in a changing world but also often intense financial and family challenges. It traces his choices particularly between Paris and Jerusalem where in 1907 he arrived with a hope to create modern Jewish art using contemporary language and practice.
Ben Uri is proud to have one of Hirszenberg’s great masterpieces Sabbath Rest in our collection.
Presented by Emeritus Professor Richard Cohen of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Associate Professor Mirjam Rajner of Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv and authors of the newly published survey on Hirszenberg of the same title.
The event was recorded and will be made available online soon.
