Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur
Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur was painted by Polish-Jewish artist Maurycy Gottlieb in 1878. It depicts Jews in the midst of the Yom Kippur service, on one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar.
Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur
Maurycy Gottlieb (; 21/28 February 1856 – 17 July 1879) was a Polish realist painter of the Romantic period. Considered one of the most talented students of Jan Matejko, Gottllieb died at the age of 23.
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Recha welcoming her father, 1867–1877, National Museum of Warsaw
Shylock and Jessica, 1876
Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur, 1878, Tel Aviv Museum of Art