ALGEMEINER
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The “Thou hast laid me” painting, part of the “Aliyah” series by Salvador Dalí. Photo: TIJS at Emory University. |
A series of biblical and Zionist-themed paintings by
Salvador Dalí has gone on private display in the heart of New York City in an effort to showcase through art the historical connection of the Jewish people to the land of Israel, the collection’s owner told
The Algemeiner. Art dealer
Hillel Philip, who owns one of 250 sets of prints of Dalí’s little-known “Aliyah, the Rebirth of Israel” series, told
The Algemeiner, “You have all of Jewish history, all the dreams of the Jews for 2,000 years, in these paintings.” [
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A selection of paintings from Salvador Dalí’s “Aliyah” series on private display by New York art dealer Hillel Philip. Photo: Hillel Philip. |