SHARING WITH ME

Abel Pann (1883–1963), born in Latvia] or in Kreslawka. He  was a European Jewish artist who spent most of his adult life in Jerusalem. Until seeing his work at the Jewish museum today, I knew nothing about him. The gallery was empty and the exhibition difficult to accept because of the horror it depicted. Especially after laughing with Marc Gotlib. Having decided to move to Jerusalem permanently,  Pann returned to Europe to arrange his affairs before moving to the British Mandate of Palestine, but was caught on the continent by World War I. Pann's wartime paintings would prove to be among "the most important" of his career.He made many posters to support the French war effort.He also made a series of fifty drawings showing the extreme suffering of Jewish communities caught in the fighting between Germany, Poland and Russia. This was the  subject of the exhibition. These "shocking" drawings put modern viewers in mind of depictions of the Holocaust.  Pann's

Now why has this poster been intriguing me, and for some months now. Gotlib, Gotlib - the name rings a strong bell - but why?  This was the first You know my interest in  comics is practically at zero point even if as a child I loved Dagwood and Peanuts in the daily household paper. They were easy to read and there wasn’t too much text. That is why I don’t like comics - the amount of small text one has to get through on an image, a line of images and a page does not appeal to me.  Ajouter une légende 

             But why was this so compelling?  So off I went to  the Jewish Institute to find out why.  I'll talk about the exhibition on the left - later    Of course it was because of Gai-Luron and the Coccinnelle….    the Coccinnelle… Gai- Luron Gai- Luro not to mention the marvelous short videos Marc Gotlieb did in the 90’s on culture. This was a childhood dream - which did come true….What culture indeed…… Here is an a