Artist and physician Mark Podwal, whose distinctive work adorned museums, synagogues and opinion pages, dies at 79 A professor or dermatology at NYU, Podwal illustrated children’s books, created synagogue tapestries and drew “op-art” for the New York Times.
At the northern tip of Maine, this artist fostered a Jewish community. It couldn’t help him escape a troubled past. “I guess I’m a purist,” says Raphael Gribetz, who left behind the trauma of his Jewish New York roots. “But I’ve suffered. And I continue to suffer.”
Frans Krajcberg, Jewish sculptor and protector of Brazil’s forests, dies at 96 He was most famous for his sculptures made from tree trunks and roots burned by destructive wildfires.