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Western Wall, (Wailing Wall), Jerusalem

BAR AM, Micha

© Micha Bar-Am / Magnum Photos / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Jerusalem, Western Wall (Wailing Wall).1989. After the SIX DAY WAR a partition was put up in the plaza in front of the Wall to make a separation between the male and female worshippers. Women who protested and attempted to pray with Torah scrolls were attacked by ultra orthodox worshippers. Smoke greandes used by the police to disperse the crowd were caught by the demonstrators and thrown towards the women and the police.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 55532

Creation/Production

BAR AM, Micha
Date: 1989

Acquisition

Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017

Measurements

(): h(cm) image size:9.4
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(): w(cm) image size:14
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(): h(cm) paper size:15.2
(): w(cm) paper size:15.1

Techniques

Digital Pigment Print

Material

Paper

Location

In store
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  • Bar Am Micha
  • Campaigning And Protest
  • Fine Art
  • Identity
  • Judaism
  • Photograph
  • Power And Politics
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  • Religion And Belief
  • Wall
  • Women's History
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