Gandhi, from biblical times to modern
day.
Earlier in his career, he caused a
sensation in Israel for the bold murals
he painted, 250 in all, on shopkeepers’
shutters and metal doors overnight
throughout the Shuk, the famous street
market in Jerusalem.
In November 2021, President Isaac
Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog
met with Solomon during an official tour
of the United Kingdom while visiting
the Chelsea Football Club’s “49 Flames:
Jewish Athletes and the Holocaust,” for
which Solomon had been commissioned
to paint the portraits of Jewish athletes
murdered by the Nazis.
The Solomon exhibit, free and
open to the public, runs through May
10 and runs concurrently with the
Janice Charach Gallery’s upper gallery
exhibition: Women Creating Reality:
Jezreel Valley Pioneers, featuring works
by women artists currently living in the
Jezreel Valley, Israel (see sidebar on page 79).
NO REST FOR THE WEARY
Upon his arrival from Israel on Thursday,
April 13, Solomon went directly to the
gallery to paint a mural over the next
two days. With a self-imposed deadline
of Friday for the shomer Shabbos Souza,
the spectacular array of colors culmi-
nated in his visual interpretation of the
Talmudic narrative that is The Seven Days
of Creation.
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ART EXHIBIT
“I’M A PAINTER. I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD BE PAINTING. AS CHILDREN,
WE ALL PAINTED, BUT ADULTS STOP PAINTING FOR SOME REASON.”
— SOLOMON SOUZA
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Solomon in front of his work titled Akedah
depicting the binding of Isaac. RIGHT: One of
Solomon’s paintings titled Straight from the
Donkey’s Mouth, illustrating the thwarting of
Balaam’s mission to curse the Jews.
JERRY ZOLYNSKY
JERRY ZOLYNSKY