The Six Day War Series: Paintings by Ira Moskowitz

Thu 1 May to Sun 31 Aug. Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, 10011. 212-294-8330 x8816. Yeshiva University Museum - [email][events]

March 5 - August 31, 2008 This series of eight oil paintings was gifted to the museum collection by the family of Ira and Ann Moskowitz in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. In these emotionally powerful scenes, artist Ira Moskowitz (1912-2001) depicts events following the Six Days' War, June 1967. His use of vivid color and expressive brushwork conveys the euphoria of this victorious moment in Israel's history.