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Name: "If I were not a Jew, I wouldn't have been an artist — or I would be a different artist altogether."
Uploaded: 2026-07-09T14:36:17.971Z
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Description: "If I were not a Jew, I wouldn't have been an artist — or I would be a different artist altogether." This week marks the 139th birthday of Marc Chagall — born Moishe Shagal in Vitebsk, Belarus, and w

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"If I were not a Jew, I wouldn't have been an artist — or I would be a different artist altogether." This week marks the 139th birthday of Marc Chagall — born Moishe Shagal in Vitebsk, Belarus, and widely considered one of the greatest Jewish artists of the 20th century. His imagery gave Fiddler on the Roof its visual language. His windows light Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. His ceiling covers the Paris Opéra. He escaped Nazi-occupied France with his paintings under his arm and never stopped creating. Watch for the full story.

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