The Sabra
by Esther Newman-Cohen
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$889
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19.800 x 27.700 x 1.000 inches
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Title
The Sabra
Artist
Esther Newman-Cohen
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is a signed original work painted in oil on canvas. The model is standing before a symbolic map.
"Sabra" is a term that was used by Jewish Zionists in the 1930's to refer to a Jew who had been born in Mandatory Palestine. The term was used by the Zionist movement, to celebrate the "New Jew" that emerged in Israel. Unlike the "Old Jew" born in the Jewish diaspora, the "New Jew" was a kibbutz member or a farmer. "The old Jew" spoke European languages or Hebrew with a heavy accent, while the Sabra spoke the Hebrew language as a mother tongue. Unlike the "Old Jew" who did not fight for his self-defense, the Sabra fought in the Jewish resistance movements, in the Palmach and after the establishment of Israel in the Israel Defense Forces.
The term "Sabra" alludes to a tenacious, thorny desert plant, a Prickly Pear, with a thick skin that conceals a sweet, softer interior. The cactus is compared to Israeli Jews, who are supposedly tough on the outside but delicate and sweet on the inside.
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Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much, Krista, for featuring this work in the Collectors Treasures Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much Sandra for featuring this work in the Memories and Nostalgia Group!
Esther Newman-Cohen
Thanks so much for your brilliant comment, Lesa. Also for the fantastic feature in the Wild and Crazy Group and the f + v!