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November 19, 2020

Salvador Dalí’s Western Wall

“With your unshakeable faith you pray for the glory of your ancestors and for the triumph of truth."

Today, a painting by Salvador Dalí depicting figures at prayer at the Western Wall is being auctioned to raise money for a charitable foundation. While the surrealist painter had been accused of harboring Nazi sympathies in the 1930s and 40s, he would later create a series of artworks on Jewish themes, including his bronze Peace Menorah which stands at Ben-Gurion airport. Menachem Wecker comments on the work:

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November 19, 2020

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