
By Elizabeth Rynecki
Moshe Rynecki’s physique of labor reached on the subject of 8 hundred work and sculptures earlier than his lifestyles got here to a sad finish. It was once his great-granddaughter Elizabeth who sought to rediscover his legacy, environment upon a trip to search out what were misplaced yet by no means forgotten…
the standard lives of the Polish-Jewish neighborhood depicted in Moshe Rynecki’s work easily combined into the history of Elizabeth Rynecki’s existence while she used to be growing to be up. however the paintings remodeled from universal to remarkable in her eyes after her grandfather, Moshe’s son George, left at the back of journals detailing the loss her ancestors had persevered in the course of international struggle II, together with Moshe’s artwork. understanding that her relatives had merely chanced on a small section of Moshe’s paintings, and that many extra items remained to be discovered, Elizabeth got down to locate them.
ahead of Moshe was once deported to the ghetto, he entrusted his paintings to neighbors who might hold it secure. After he used to be killed within the Majdanek focus camp, the paintings was once dispersed all over the realm. With the aid of historians, curators, and admirers of Moshe’s paintings, Elizabeth all started the marvelous and tough job of rebuilding his collection.
Spanning 3 many years of Elizabeth’s existence and 3 generations of her family members, this touching memoir is a compelling narrative of the richness of 1 man’s artwork, the devastation of battle, and one woman’s unforeseen route to healing.
From the Hardcover edition.