OIL ON CANVAS JEWISH HISTORY POLAND 6.5’ X 5’ TRIBUTE TO THE HALBERSTAMM FAMILY
THE PARTY FAVOR, IS BASED ON A PHO- TO BY ZE’EV ALEKSANDROWICZ TAKEN DURING THE WEDDING OF THE DAUGH- TER OF THE TZADIK RABBI HALBER- STAMM, OCTOBER 3RD, 1931, IN GALICIA, NOWY-SANZ, POLAND. IT WAS PART OF ABOUT SIXTY PHOTOS TAKEN THAT DAY, THUS A SORT OF PARTY FAVOR FOR THE WEDDING. COMPLETED TO AUGMENT A BOOK, THE HORSE ADJUTANT, ALSO BY THE ARTIST. THIS PAINTING BRINGS CLARITY THE COLDNESS OF THE TIMES, THE DYNAMIC ENERGY OF THE OLD WORLD JEWS, AND THE COMING ELECTRONIC AGE AS NOT- ED BY THE POWER POLES. IT IS ALSO AN OMINOUS RACE AGAINST THE COMING CLASH OF NATIONS.
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