{"id":23802,"date":"2018-04-17T12:05:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T09:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=23802"},"modified":"2025-04-27T12:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T09:51:21","slug":"arthur_szyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/arthur_szyk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Israeli Declaration of Independence as You&#8217;ve Never Seen It Before"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On May 22, 1948, Jewish-Polish artist Arthur Szyk finally received his long awaited American citizenship. He loved and cherished his adoptive country. America had spared Szyk the horrors of the Second World War. It was where he established himself as a well-known artist with a passion to combat the fascist, Nazi ideologies that destroyed Europe. Yet for Szyk, the experience of becoming an American was entirely dwarfed by the realization of his ultimate dream that occurred just eight days prior to his receiving his citizenship: The establishment of the State of Israel.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">His wife, Julia Szyk, would tell the story of her husband, the famed artist, who burst into tears as he listened to the founding of the Jewish state on the radio.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Artist Who Refused to Shirk the Burden of History <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3168\" style=\"width: 441px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/szykafter1945.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/szykafter1945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/szykafter1945.jpg 441w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/szykafter1945-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Szyk in his home, 1945. Photographer unknown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">For as long as he could remember, Arthur Szyk found himself torn between the two opposing forces of history and modernity. From an early age, growing up in a secular Jewish family, Szyk found himself drawn to the stories of the Hebrew Bible. As a teenager, Arthur was sent to Paris by his family who encouraged him to cultivate his craft and to experience the modern art movement in the capital of European culture. It was there that Szyk developed his artistic style that combined his love of comic caricatures and the decorative illustrations of Medieval manuscripts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">At age 20, Szyk returned from Paris to his hometown in Lodz, Poland, and was quickly swept up in the activities of the local Zionist movement. In 1914 Arthur had the opportunity to join a delegation to the Land of Israel and got to see the developing Jewish<em> Yishuv w<\/em>ith his own eyes. He was especially taken by the first Hebrew city, the fledgling five-year-old Tel Aviv. When the First World War broke out, Szyk returned to Poland. Szyk lived in Paris and London between the two World Wars and by the time the Second World War was in full force in 1940, he left Europe for good and made his way to the United States.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3177\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arthur_Szyk_1894-1951._To_Be_Shot_as_Dangerous_Enemies_of_the_Third_Reich_1943_New_York.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3177\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arthur_Szyk_1894-1951._To_Be_Shot_as_Dangerous_Enemies_of_the_Third_Reich_1943_New_York-963x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arthur_Szyk_1894-1951._To_Be_Shot_as_Dangerous_Enemies_of_the_Third_Reich_1943_New_York-963x600.jpg 963w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arthur_Szyk_1894-1951._To_Be_Shot_as_Dangerous_Enemies_of_the_Third_Reich_1943_New_York-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arthur_Szyk_1894-1951._To_Be_Shot_as_Dangerous_Enemies_of_the_Third_Reich_1943_New_York-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arthur_Szyk_1894-1951._To_Be_Shot_as_Dangerous_Enemies_of_the_Third_Reich_1943_New_York.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Dangerous Enemies of the Third Reich are to be Shot!&#8221; by Arthur Szyk, 1943, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Adolf Hitler initially came to power, Szyk recognized the danger that the dictator posed to the entire world. With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Szyk abandoned his personal projects and committed himself to fight with the Allies against the Axis of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Nationalist-Imperial Japan. His caricatures earned him a reputation as a single minded artist, relentless in his pursuit of justice and in following the tumultuous politics of his day. His critics however, labelled him as nothing but a propagandist \u2013 an opinion that is still commonly held today.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8220;We Declare\u2026&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3268\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-756x600.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3268\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-756x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-756x600.jpg 756w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/12.jpg 1166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Declaration of Independence designed by Arthur Szyk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upon hearing of the establishment of the State of Israel, Arthur Szyk turned to the new Israeli government and requested permission to illustrate the Israeli Declaration of Independence and the\u00a0 declaration that immigration to Israel was now free and open for the Jewish Diaspora.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3171\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rina.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3171\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rina-404x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rina-404x600.jpg 404w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rina-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rina.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Weeping Farmer Seeds a Field: Image from the Israeli Declaration of Independence Illustrated by Arthur Szyk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As befitting a Jewish Modern artist with a passion for Zionism, Szyk created a series of magnificent images for the declaration scroll. These images included multiple Stars of David, prayers to the Almighty, famous biblical figures including Moses and Aaron, as well as the depictions of more modern characters, including a Jewish farmer planting a field and an IDF soldier bearing a flag in one hand, and rifle in the other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3169\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/einanili.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3169\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/einanili-398x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/einanili-398x600.jpg 398w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/einanili-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/einanili.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Defending the Newborn State &#8211; &#8220;If not me, then who?&#8221; &#8211; Image from the Israeli Declaration of Independence Illustrated by Arthur Szyk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is possible that in this project, Arthur Szyk worked to artistically settle the conflict between the traditional position of trusting in God to protect the Jewish people from their enemies and the Zionist declaration that the Jews must stand strong and independent, protecting themselves from their enemies. 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