Irvin Ungar
ARTICLES BY: Irvin Ungar
Arthur Szyk and The Modern Maccabees
On this Hanukkah, entering week 10 in the war with Hamas, can we not call the men and women of Israel—who fight for the right...
Tears of Rage
Both the soldier and the Jewish artist who created him died more than 70 years ago, yet they still have the visual power to call...
If I Forget You, O Jerusalem, Let My Right Hand Wither
Arthur Szyk begins his illustrated Haggadah by inscribing on its decorative frontispiece “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither.” The ancient...
Celebrating the Bond Between Israel and Liberia
Earlier this month, Liberia was one of only five countries in the United Nations to support Israel’s right to bear nuclear weapons as a deterrent...
Arthur Szyk: An Illustrator of Moral Clarity and An Artist for Our Time
As the United States celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, there is no better occasion to consider the life and work of...
Arthur Szyk’s Haggadah and the Jews of Lviv
This Passover, we are sickened by the degradation, oppression, and murder of Ukrainian civilians at the hand of a hardened, modern pharaoh, as we witness...
