A wordless, musical tribute to the main themes in the life and work of Polish-Jewish artist and political cartoonist, Arthur Szyk (1894-1951): the ideals of American democracy. the horrors of Nazism, the tragedy of the Holocaust and the rebirth of the Jewish people in Israel. Szyk was a leading visual voice against the Axis powers.
Running time: 9 minutes 53 seconds. For more information about Arthur Szyk, see szyk.com and szyk.org.
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