Safed is one of four Holy Cities of Israel, in particular, there is a term “four lands of life” (ארבע ארצות החיים) referring to Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Tiberias. In the 16th century these places were coined for charitable purposes under the leadership of Rabbi Moshe Alshich, Rabbi Yosef…
Albert Goldman was born in 1922 in Egypt. He studied art in Alexandria. In 1951, the painter immigrated to Israel, there he spent all his subsequent life depicting the natural beauty of the country. In particular, his works has unique shine, that together with light…
Please view details of “Homage to Picasso’s dancer” by Menashe Kadishman Our gallery has a wide variety of artworks by Menashe Kadishman. The artist is famous for hundreds of portraits of sheep each one different from another. Expressive sad eyes of sheep show through black silhouettes of…
Please view details of “Road to Bet-Lehem” By Reuven Rubin In 1912, Reuven Rubin arrived in future Eretz-Israel, which was still the part of the Ottoman Empire. The painter later wrote, that when he got off the ship in Jaffa, he realized that this was his land,…
Our gallery has three depictions of Chassidic dancing by Yosef Douer (1935-2012), a contemporary Israeli artist, who worked and lived in Jerusalem. Also, he was a Rabbi in yeshiva. You can find his biography and several artwork descriptions in our blog. “Chassidic dancing” Three chassids…