Yosef Ostrovsky Exhibition in Ma’ale Adumim

A major exhibition of artworks by Yosef Ostrovsky (1935–1993) titled Jewish Sound and Soul: From Odessa to Ma’ale Adumim, dedicated to the 80 year anniversary of the artist’s birth, opened earlier in December 2024 at the Moshe Castel Museum of Art in Ma’ale Adumim, Israel.

Yosef Ostrovsky was born in the small Ukrainian town of Shepetovka, but lived most of his life in Odessa. Critics compare his works to the finest production of the École de Paris. In 1984, the office of the Soviet Yiddish magazine Sovetish Heymland held an exhibition of his works, which was accompanied by a publication in the magazine itself. In 1989 the artist immigrated from the USSR to Israel, where he spent most of his time in Ma’ale Adumim.