Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is Israel's oldest institution o
Boris Schatz, founder of Bezalel
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, professor of Hebrew at Bezalel
Boris Schatz outside the Bezalel campus, Jerusalem, 1913
Bezalel drawing class under direction of Abel Pann, 1912
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In Exodus 31:1-6 and chapters 36 to 39, Bezalel, Bezaleel, or Betzalel was the chief artisan of the Tabernacle and was in charge of building the Ark of the Covenant, assisted by Oholiab. The section i
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
…Israel's oldest institution of higher education and is considered the most prestigious art school in the country. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 35:30). The Arts and Crafts like art created by Bezalel's…
The Goldsmith, gouache on board, c. 1896–1902, by James Tissot (The Jewish Museum, New York)
Bezalel, Oholiab and an assistant produce vessels for the tabernacle (engraving by Pieter Jacopsz Paets, 1645)