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This watercolored drawing is another example of Meidner’s use of a religious motif to address the theme of the Holocaust. However, the biblical text he refers to is not found in the story of Jacob and Rachel but in a verse from the prophet Jeremiah. Here Rachel, one of the matriarchs of the tribes of Israel, laments the suffering of her people: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” (Jeremiah 31:15)

Details

  • Title: Rachel Mourning Her Children
  • Creator: Ludwig Meidner (1884 - 1966)
  • Date Created: around 1942
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 70,7 cm × 55,5 cm
  • Subject Keywords: bible in art, holocaust, Shoa
  • Type: drawing
  • Rights: Ludwig Meidner Archiv
  • Medium: charcoal, watercolor

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