The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of June 15, 2026
Palestine
1934
(American, 1906–2004)
GIft of the Estate of Joan Dowling 2025.253
Location: Not on view
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In 1933, the area known as Palestine, now known as Israel, was ruled by the British.Description
Ellen Auerbach, who was Jewish and politically liberal, realized in 1933 that she needed to leave her native Germany. The only place she could get permission to settle was Palestine. To support herself, she made short films and opened a studio specializing in photographs of children. For herself, she took a number of photographs of the open, terraced lands she saw while traveling through the country.- {{cite web|title=Palestine|url=false|author=Ellen Auerbach|year=1934|access-date=15 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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