Wolfson Museum News Today

Starting in distant India, abducted by Jordanian forces and finally returning to Israel, the remarkable story of the Torah scroll belonging to the famous Sassoon family is filled with drama

Both artists were under threat from the Soviet government at the time in their Jewish subject matter and the fact that their art did not conform to the official art of the day – Social Realism.

“It is no surprise that I feel very emotional here. The memory of my grandfather is engraved on the stones of this building.”