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‘Menorah Dreidel’

A drawing published as a Chanukah card by the Jewish Museum.

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“Menorah Dreidel” by Mark Podwal. Credit: Mark Podwal.

A drawing published as a Chanukah card by the Jewish Museum.

Menorah Dreidel by Mark Podwal
“Menorah Dreidel” by Mark Podwal. Credit: Mark Podwal.

Mark Podwal is an artist in New York. He has illustrated many of the books of his friend Elie Wiesel, and his work can be found in major museums, Jewish and non-Jewish, worldwide.
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