From the shtetl to the city (1888-1919) -- The Markus family in Eastern Europe -- Munich, war, and marriage -- Berlin Expressionist circles -- Inflation-era illustrations (1920-1923) -- Classic world literature -- Grotesque Yiddish figures -- Hebrew melodies -- The wild side of Weimar (1924-1933) -- Newspaper artist -- Sexuality and the Bible -- The Jewish Käthe Kollwitz -- Exile in Paris (1933-1942) -- From Berlin to the School of Paris -- Holocaust fates.
Summary
"Explores the life and career of Rahel Szalit (1888-1942), among the best-known Jewish women artists in Weimar Berlin"-- Provided by publisher.
