The Collection

Exploring the narrative of Jewish history and Identity through the medium of paint.

A privately owned collection of Jewish paintings and drawings which catalogues major historical events of the 20th Century and onwards.

The collection explores the themes of forced migration, imposed restrictions and trauma. Sharing the historical context alongside the biographical legacy of each artist we are able to find commonality and shared resilience with artistic out put being a force of positive outcome, despite the horror witnessed.

We welcome any research or historical information to improve the biographical and historical archive.

Historical Events

The following are a series of historic events linked directly to the artists in the collection.

Aliyah bet - Operation Ezra & Nehemiah - Auschwitz - Count Bernadotte - Cypriot Internment Camps - Gurs Internment Camp -

Israel 1970s - Jewish Insurgency, Mandate of Palestine - Bulgaria 1939/1948 - Jewish Minsk - Jewish Slovakia & Slovak Partisans - Jewish Synagogue at Bruchsal - Jews Leaving Germany pre 19040 - Kinder Transport - Moroccan Jews - Munich -

Pro-Soviet Jewish Life - Refusenik Soviet Life - Romanian Jews - Russian Programs - Siberian Exile - Soviet Forced Migration - Ravensbruck - Ruslam 3rd Aliyah - Ukraine and Vienna pre 1940 - United Partisan Organisation - Maabara Transit Camp