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

Lunna, Belarus - Original Linocut

Yiddish name: Lunna

Leon Arkin in his essay, “I Saw Again My Shtetl Lunna,” published in the Yiddish newspaper, the “Forward” on June 17, 1949, described the town as follows:

“It would seem that my little shtetl was no different than any of the other little shtetlach that were located in the Jewish area, where Jews were permitted to reside. In our shtetl there were a few rich Jews who were timber merchants and grain merchants. There were also many impoverished Jews. There were also many Talmudic scholars, intellectuals, and ignoramuses. In the market, there were many Jewish shopkeepers who earned their livelihood from the indigenous peasants of the area. The peasants would come to sell their merchandize and at the same time purchase household items and other necessary products. There were also craftsmen who earned a living from their toil. There were individuals who bound wood and individuals who would go around in peasant wagons in order to find some work. There were also poor people, in order to feed their families, searched but did not find work. This was what the people of my shtetl were like.”

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Original linocut prints are 8x10 inches, and are available either unmatted or in an 11x14 matte.

I also offer matted 5x7 digital prints. These prints are created from high-res digital images and come in an 8x10 matte.