Lost Treasures: The Wooden Synagogues of Eastern Europe The Artwork of Bill Farran

Dabrowa, Belarus - Sumi-e Style Brush Painting

Yiddish: Dubrovno

Polish: Dobrowa

During the 19th Century Dabrowa was a center for weaving of woolen tallesin (shawl worn by Jewish men during prayers) A factory was established in 1750 but tallesim were made earlier than that by small family operations In the early 1900 ’ there were four factories giving over 600 families employment.

Dabrowa was part of the commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania and became part of Russia in the first partition of Poland in 1772 In 1919 the shtetl became part of the Soviet Union In 1929 the synagogue building was given the Poland Communist Part to use as a meeting place The following year Joseph Stalin issue a degree stating that no lace of worship should be converted for other use unless a majority of the concerned and the Soviet Central Executive Committee approved In 1930 the Jews requested that the synagogue be returned to the Jewish Community When the request was denied, the Jews took over the synagogues and changed the locks, That year they used the synagogue for Passover.

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Sumi-e Style Brush Prints are 8x10 inches, in an 11x14 matte.