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Miriam Freund Rosenthal - Vava Chagall Collection

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Rosenthal, Miriam Freund- (Creator of the collection)
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האוסף כולל 25 מכתבים וגלויות בצרפתית שנשלחו למרים פרוינד-רוזנטל (1999-1906), נשיאת ארגון נשות הדסה בשנים 1960-1956, מוולנטינה ברודסקי-שאגאל (1993-1905), אשת האמן מארק שאגאל.

Reference Code
ARC. 4* 1942
Dates
1960-1984
Consists of
0.2 meters..
Languages
English; French;
Description
The collection includes 25 letters and postcards in French, sent to Miriam Freund-Rosenthal by Marc Chagall's wife, Valentina (Vava) Brodsky-Chagall (1905-1993) invitations to opening ceremonies of Chagall's exhibitions and various events in honor of Marc Chagall two b/w photographs of Marc Chagall with Miriam Freund-Rosenthal (one of them was taken in Itzhak Ben Zvi Israel's President official residence and the other one in Chagall's studio in Vence, France, at the time he was working on the "Jerusalem Windows" project) typed program of Marc Chagall's visit in Israel, with handwritten corrections by M. Rosenthal Four cards signed by the artist Lizette Simon.
location
  • The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel
Title Miriam Freund Rosenthal - Vava Chagall Collection.
Additional Titles כותרת בעברית: אוסף מכתבי שאגאל אל מרים פרוינד רוזנטל.
Citation Note ARC. 4* 1942, Miriam Freund Rosenthal - Vava Chagall Collection, Archives Department, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem
Host Item Miriam Freund Rosenthal - Vava Chagall Collection
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Dr. Miriam Freund-Rosenthal (Miriam K. Freund) was national president of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, from 1956 until 1960. She was born in 1906 in New York City. In 1936 she earned her PhD from New York University. Dr. Freund-Rosenthal persuaded the artist Marc Chagall to create the stained glass windows for a the Hadassah Hospital synagogue in Ein Karem, Jerusalem. Freund-Rosenthal endowed Hadassah educational seminars in the United States and Israel and was active in various Zionist organizations in the U.S. Miriam Freund-Rosenthal died in January 1999 at her home in Miami Beach.
Ownership history This collection was permanently deposited in the National Library of Israel in 1988 by Dr. Miriam Freund Rosenthal herself.
Language Note The materials in this collection are in French and English.
National Library system number 990036736270205171

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