Adam Muszka (1914-2005) – Hanukkah – Oil on Masonite

Adam Muszka (1914-2005) – Hanukkah – Oil on Masonite
Adam Muszka (1914-2005), Hanukkah.
Oil on Masonite. Signed. Titled on verso.
Adam Muszka, born in Piotrków Trybunalski, studied at the school of decorative arts in Lodz. During World War II, he lived in Tashkent, and upon returning to Poland after the war, settled in Lodz. In 1967, he immigrated to Paris. His works portray Jewish life in Poland, and particularly his hometown.
61X46 cm, in a 96X80.5 cm frame. Good condition. Minor blemishes to paint. Minor blemishes to frame.
Provenance: The collection of Simcha Holtzberg, "Father of the Wounded Soldiers".
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Simcha Holtzberg (1924-1994), also known as the "Father of the Wounded Soldiers", loreate of the 1976 Israel Prize, was born in Warsaw, Poland, and experienced firsthand the horrors of the Holocaust in the Warsaw Ghetto and the camps of Budzyń and Bergen-Belzen. After the liberation, he immigrated to Palestine, married and started a family, making a living trading in Judaica and art. Since the Six-Day War, he devoted much of his time and efforts to helping wounded and disabled IDF soldiers and bereaved families. He visited wounded soldiers in hospitals, supporting them both spiritually and financially and accompanying them in their recovery as a real father would.
From Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s eulogy in memory of Simcha Holtzberg: "This man, snatched from the fire of the Holocaust, so deeply concerned for the State of Israel, a haven for Holocaust refugees, did everything in his power so that the catastrophe would be remembered. The terrors of the Holocaust followed him like a shadow, fueling his love of the State, the wounded, the disabled, the bereaved families […] in the name of the Israel Defense Forces and in the name of the State of Israel, I salute you, Simcha".