Re: [Cz-L] Jewish Bukowina museum picture

Miriam (Mimi) Taylor <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>

Thank you Avram, for writing and explaining.
Do you know why this Jewish History Encyclopedia is in Russian?

To me, it does not matter what the origin of the picture is.
What matters, is that in this picture a large Moorish style building
is depicted together with a strange looking person, almost identical
to the Anti-Semitic caricatures, which we often saw in the past.
The artist could have used a picture of Maimonides or one of Israels'
paintings as a model for a Jewish figure.

I shall greatly appreciate it, if you could find out to whom,
of those responsible for this website, I could write in order to ask,
that they change he picture.

Mimi

> It has nothing to do with Natalia Shevchenko's project. It is an electronic
> Encyclopaedia. See my e-mail to Hardy .
> "Hi, Hardy ,
> You mentioned "attached posts of this picture on the Gruss", but I don't
> have any link to those posts.
> Nevertheless, I opened several links specified in the virtual museum. The
> website is a Russian version of a Jewish History Encyclopaedia, a joint
> project sponsored by The Holocaust Claims Conference, the Hebrew University
> in Jerusalem, the Society for Research on Jewish Communities, "Haaguda
> Lecheker Tfutsot Israel", the Avi-Hay Foundation, etc. and other well known
> institutions. When you click on the "Synagogues" link there is a very
> interesting and well written description of the religious and social
> importance of the synagogues, very detailed. The encyclopaedia, which seems
> to be very comprehensive, is intended for dissemination abroad. I did not
> find anything wrong or offensive in the Russia text it is a wonderful
> educational tool, perhaps too detailed.
> In my view, the picture is OK it was almost probably taken from a painting
> depicting a Hassidic Jew praying. It is not a "Nebekh" and should not be
> interpreted as a caricature."
> Regards, Abraham K.
>
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