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October 17, 1972
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The works of two Soviet Jewish artists, Boris Penson and Anatole Kaplan, will be exhibited at the Jewish Museum from Oct. 18 to Nov. 26. Penson, who was arrested in June, 1970, and sentenced to 10 years of forced labor for allegedly trying to steal a plane to escape to Israel, will be represented by 93 paintings, watercolors and prints which were smuggled out of the Soviet Union after his incarceration. Kaplan, whose basic theme is Jewish folklore, will be represented in lithographs selected from several American collections and from the collection of the Jewish museum. To the Soviet Jews, Kaplan has served as poet-historian, recording and interpreting the experience of the Russian Jew. A notable example of his work is his series of illustrations and interpretations of the stories of Sholom Aleichem.

There will be no JTA Daily News Bulletin Monday, Oct, 23 due to Veterans Day.

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