1991
Location
201 Ocean Front Walk (between Ozone and Rose Ave.)
Israel Levin Senior Adult Center
Media Notes
Schlesinger with 13 assistants.
Description
Much of the imagery comes directly from the work of Russian-Jewish painter Marc Chagall, dropped into a setting of the Venice beach. At the far left a rabbi is holding a torah on which is written in Hebrew the 5th Commandment, "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother." At the other end of the mural is a poem about overcoming obstacles called "Roots." It is written in Yiddish and English by 95-year-old Dora Bayrack. The Levin Senior Center, a part of the Bay Cities Jewish Community Center, provides kosher meals, classes and other activities for seniors in West Los Angeles, Venice and Santa Monica.
Photos: © Robin Dunitz