Moshe Bromberg

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Moshe Bromberg
Moshe Bromberg, 1970
BornDecember 1920
Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland
DiedJuly 1982
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known forpainting, sculpture

Moshe Bromberg (Moshe Bar-Am) (1920–1982) was a notable artist and sculptor.[1]

Bromberg was born in

Holocaust
.

He returned to Poland after the war and began his long and fruitful career as an artist, sculptor, and art teacher. His first set of oil paintings and sketches, shown in various exhibitions throughout Poland between the period 1945–1950, depicted the horrors he experienced during the war. Bromberg (who changed his name to Moshe Bar-Am) continued his artwork after immigrating to Israel in the summer of 1950 with his wife, son, and daughter. After getting encouragement from the first President of Israel (

Ramat-Gan), often addressed by VIPs such as Abba Eban and Menachem Begin
. He was awarded artistic merits and distinction and had his art work displayed in various galleries and museums (besides Poland). Later on, his mostly oil paintings, on subjects ranging from Jewish Rabbis portraits, Partisans fighting, Israeli scenery, and still life were also exhibited in Canada.

Bromberg died after a lengthy illness in July 1982 in Toronto, Ontario.

References

  • "Moshe Bromberg". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  • http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lodz/noted.htm#Artists
  1. ISBN 978-1-932687-54-5
    .

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