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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Khaimovich, Boris, 2012, Negative/Photo. No. A346416.

The painting depicts the Western Wall as a ruin. A narrow passage along the wall is shown in perspective. Disorderly rocks appear behind the wall. The lifeless stone of the wall bears bright roses.

This painting is an illustration for Song of Songs 2:2

Inscription:

כשושנה בין החוחים (שיר השירים ב,2)

As the lily/rose among thorns (Song of Solomon 2:2)

כותל המערבי בהר ברכה

The Western Wall on the blessed mountain.

This image was painted during the renovation of the 1980s.

Name/Title
Rebbe's Kloyz in Buhuşi - Main prayer hall - Wall decoration | Unknown
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Northern wall, western part
Date
1980s (according to the decoration program of the 1930s)
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Romania | Moldavia | Buhuşi (Bohosh)
| Alexandru Ioan Cuza St.
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Khaimovich |
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Khaimovich |
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