Baruch Nachshon

Baruch Nachshon (1939 – 2021) was an Israeli artist and mystic.

Nachshon was born in Haifa, Israel. His parents were Holocaust survivors. Between 1950 and 1958, he studied art with Shlomo Nernai, the only student of Cézanne.[1][2]

He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York for two years after receiving a scholarship from the Lubavitcher Rebbe.[3][4] Nachshon's art is the only art to be exhibited at 770, Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters.[5] In 1980, Rabbi Schneerson attended the celebratory opening of Nachshon's exhibit at 770 himself.[6]

Nachshon's art translates Biblical stories and rabbinic interpretations into visual art.[7]

His paintings have been exhibited around the world, in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Argentina, Australia, England and Hong Kong.[8] In 2015 Koren Publishing released a book of psalms illustrated by Nachshon and annotated by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz (Even-Israel).[9]

He is one of the founders of the Jewish residence in Hebron.[10] He was one of the first settlers in the city following the Six Day War in 1967.[5]

Nachshon died on 13 September 2021 at the age of 82.[11]

Awards

He was recognized by Bar Ilan University in 1989 as an Outstanding Israeli Artist.[12]

References
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  2. "Information Center for Israeli Art | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". museum.imj.org.il. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Painting the future: Baruch Nachshon - The holy artist - Radio". Israel National News. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. "When a Boy Refused the Rebbe's Dollar". COLlive. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Following King David's lead: The artist Baruch Nachshon". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. "Baruch Nachshon - Zissil". www.zissil.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. "Nachshon Baruch". The Printshop. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. "Baruch Nachshon of Hebron". www.chabad.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. "Koren Tehillim with illustrations by Baruch Nachson". Barnes and Noble. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021.
  10. Shoked, Noam (1 March 2020). "Design and Contestation in the Jewish Settlement of Hebron, 1967–87". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 79 (1): 82–102. doi:10.1525/jsah.2020.79.1.82. ISSN 0037-9808. S2CID 214118416. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. Ort, Yaakov (14 September 2021). "Baruch Nachshon, 82, Pioneering Chassidic Artist". Chabad.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  12. "Baruch Nachshon". www.tjjfineartstore.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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