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Ginzburg, Soviet Artist, Resumes Bas-relief Halted 30 Years Ago

September 13, 1937
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I. J. GINZBURG, FAMOUS JEWISH SCULPTOR AND MEMBER OF THE LENINGRAD ACADEMY, IS COMPLETING A LARGE BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A JEWISH FAMILY IN THE MIDST OF A POGROM, WHICH HE STARTED THIRTY YEARS AGO BUT WAS NOT ALLOWED TO FINISH.

THE WORK, ENTITLED “POGROM,” SHOWS A FAMILY GROUP ATTACKED BY A BAND OF THE “BLACK HUNDREDS,” WHO RAIDED JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. GINZBURG STARTED THE BAS-RELIEF AFTER THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IN 1905, BUT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE IT AT THAT TIME OWING TO CENSORSHIP.

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