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Painted by Shmuel Rothbart (“The Artist”)
Shmuel Rothbart was born in Volkovysk. His father Herschel, a son of the baker of Svislucz, emigrated to America in 1884. His mother, Chaya, who had a flour store, was a daughter of Itcheh Kanoval from the Wide Boulevard.
Even as a small child, in the Rebbe's Heder, Shmuel Rothbart began to demonstrate a talent for drawing. The beautiful landscape in the Volkovysk surroundings inspired him in this undertaking. He would sit in the Heder, and under the bench – so the Rebbe wouldn't see – he would draw his Rebbe, Reb Yaakov Herschel the Melamed, the Rebbetzin, and a variety of types among the students. After school hours, he would go to Jedediah the wood turner, and help him in his work. When he got older, he became a tanner at Bloch's tannery. While still a young boy, he joined up with the Bund in Volkovysk and was active there – until the year 1904, when he went to America with the remaining members of his family. He was already recognized for his artistic talents in Volkovysk – and he was given the name Shmuel ‘The Artist’ there.
In America, he spent his first years in decorating synagogues, theater salons, and Barzansky's art gallery in New York. After that, he had many art exhibits, and to date, many of his works can be found in most museums all over the American continent.
Also, his niece, Vivian Losh (his sister's daughter) is also well known in America as a sculptor. His son, Lawrence, is following in his father's footsteps, and has already had many art exhibits in many galleries all over the country.
Shmuel Rothbart drew hundred of pictures of his home town from memory. We present here, a number of reproductions of his Volkovysk works.
Apart from the four pictures that are on pages 572 and 573, there are two other pictures by Shmuel Rothbart printed in the Yizkor Book – The Dog Catcher, on Page 55, and The Heder on Page 56.
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in Argentina in the Year 1946 Right to left, first row from the bottom: Kiva Ein (Treasurer), Leizer Epstein, Yankel Zapoliansky (Vice-President), Abraham Kaganovich (President), Moshe'l Savuolsky (Secretary), Leibeh Shpak (Vocal) Second row: David Shishatsky, Izzy Igal, Sholom Igal, Taib'l Kaplan, Mendel Kaplan, Rosa Shpak, Avreml Wallach, Isak Davidovich |
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Right to left, first row sitting: Max Kaplan, Julius Solomon (Finance Secretary), Leon Moorstein (Second Vice-President), Hyman Cohen (President), Chaim Nakhumovsky (First Vice-President), Morris Nakhumov (Treasurer), Eliyahu Levitt Second row: Sarah Elisofon, Mamie Rosenthal, Golda Levitt, Masha Moorstein, Rash'eh Vishenefsky (Protocol-Secretary), Bodaneh Kinzer, Pes'sha Grossman, Hinde Levitan, Lina Epstein Third row standing: Morris Tchopper, Herschel Bergen, Albert Barish, Kayla Shiner, Morris Zeitz, Saul Barish, Harry Nakhumov |
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In this picture are seen, from right to left: Yitzhak Alpert (leaning on the crate), Y. Zapoliansky, Abraham Kaganovich, together with the representatives of the central committee |
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Right to left, first row, sitting: Sam Sulkes, Noah Pines, William Uris (Yerusalimsky), Baylah Loev, Leizer Silverstein, Abba Loev Second row: Miriam Sulkes, Rivka Pines, Anna Uris, Bertha Loev, Esther Loev, Esther Silverstein, Anna Loev Third row: Liebeh Wallof, Archeh (Abe) Loev, Aaron Loev, Yud'l Loev, Joe Loev, Eliyahu Ostrovsky, Ita Ostrovsky |
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