Prayer at the grave of Tzadik Natuli from Ropczyce, Łańcut

Traczewska, Agnieszka (1969-)

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Contemporary Hasidic Jews through the lens of Agnieszka Traczewska
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The photographed women are gathered around a tombstone located in an ohel in the Jewish cemetery in Łańcut. Journeys to the graves of tzaddiks and former shtetls, which constitute a religious experience and provide a renewal of the spiritual bond with the tzaddik, are obligatory for male Hasidim. Women are not obliged to make such a trip, they usually look after the home and children while their husband is away, so their presence at the graves of tzaddikim is not frequent or massive, although they are not forbidden to do so.

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Information about the object
Author/creator
Traczewska, Agnieszka (1969-)
Object type
photography
Time of creation/dating
21st century
Place of creation
Łańcut (Podkarpackie Province)
Technique
colour photograph
Material
photographic print paper
Keywords
photography (art.)
Copyrights status
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Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M1533
Localization
The object is not currently on display
The purchase of work for the POLIN Museum's collection was subsidized by funds from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.