Alphabetical list of artists

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Zvi Raphaely, painter and Rabbi, born 1924, Egypt, died 2005. Educated in Paris, France, from age three. Was in the Resistance in France during World War II. Lived in Israel and the USA. "He was influenced by the French Impressionists; his paintings, many of which depict landscapes and street scenes of Jerusalem, portray tranquil pictorial events" "He liked to paint flowers, for they are the very essence of God's beauty". "His technique of painting is entirely original resulting in an unusual enamel texture. The colors are radiant, possessing at times joyous life, at other times, mystic life,of their own, without obscuring the reality they suggest". Published and illustrated Pesach Hagaddah, 1975, Miller Publishing. 1986 Designed a series of Holiday Greeting Cards to benefit Laniado Hospital in Netanyah, Israel

Education

1942-45 Ecole des Beaux Artes School, Paris, France, under Jean Souverbie
1946 Bezalel Art School, Jerusalem, under Jacob Steinhart

Environmental Sculptures

1986 Yeshiva Shaarah Torah, Monsey, New York, USA, Stained Glass Windows- "Six Books of the Mishna"
1986 Yeshiva Shaarah Torah, Monsey, New York , USA, "Stained Glass Windows- "The Seventh Unwritten Law"1990 The Ohr Chayim Synagogue, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, "Stained Glass Windows"
1990 Talmudic University, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, "Stained Glass Windows"
Hebrew Academy of Miami Beach, Florida, USA, "100 foot length Wall Mural of the History of the Jewish People"
Beit Yakov of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Wall Mural, "Representation of Jewish Heroines Throughout History"
Hillel School, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, USA, Stained Glass Windows