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Yoseph Broshi
Russian Israeli Oil Painting Western Wall Jerusalem Judaica Post Impressionist

c.1950's

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Broshi (Brodetz) Yoseph (Lehi alias Uriel) 1913- 1980 Russian Israeli artist. An oil painting depicting Jewish people praying at the Western Wall or Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, also known as the Kotel, the holiest place for the Jewish people. Signed Broshi in English the lower left. Signature in Hebrew in the lower right. Board 19.5 x 24 in. Yoseph was born 1913 in Biyalistok Russia, to Mordechai and Yehudit. He had older twin sisters: Shoshana and Liza, and sister Malka, the youngest. He studied at a local school. The family immigrated to Israel 1926, and stayed for a while in Moshav Merhavia; they later settled in Haifa where he studied at a local school. He was an active Zionist, a Beitar member, and joined Haganah B (the National Defence) 1936. When the split occurred 1937, in National Defence, he joined Etzel. Yosef married Rachel Cohen 1939, another active Etzel member. Since his name was known to the CID, he adopted his wife’s maiden name, becoming Yoseph Cohen. Soon enough, he became among the organization’s top ranking commanders. In 1940, after the split in Etzel, he followed Yair and was among his close associates in Lehi. (Lohamei Herut Israel, Lehi or Stern Gang) He took part in operations and instructed Commanders’ Courses. In 1941 his eldest son Moshe was born. On December 2nd he was arrested and imprisoned, first in Mazra Prison-Camp, then in Jerusalem and later Akko. In Akko seven Lehi commanders considered central and dangerous including Yoseph Brosi, were held. They were exiled to Africa with the first group of 251 prisoners October 19,1944. He was imprisoned in the prison camps of Sambal Eritrea, Carthago Sudan, Eritrea again, and Gilgil Kenya – from where he was sent back to Israel after establishment of the State, with the last exiles, on July 12,1948. He had a talent for painting and worked as a painter in Haifa. He used his skill during the prisoners’ attempt to escape in Eritrea: in order to stall the prison guards’ discovery of their escape, the prisoners laid sculpture mannequins in their beds, and Yoseph created faces from pieces of paper strongly resembling human faces, thus deceiving the camp’s authorities. After return, he became a paint contractor. I do not know if he studied at the Bezalel school but this work bears the influence of the teachers there such as Jacob Steinhardt, Josef Budko and Hermann Struck.
  • Creator:
    Yoseph Broshi (1913 - 1980, Russian, Israeli)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1950's
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38211886842
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