Gedolim pictures are photos or sketches of (or attributed to) famous rabbis, known as gedolim (Hebrew for "great people"),[1] who are admired by Jews.
It is a cultural phenomenon found largely in the Orthodox and more specifically Haredi Jewish communities. Gedolim pictures are pictures of famous rabbis and other prominent Jews which are circulated amongst the Jewish communities. Quite frequently, these pictures are posted on the walls of offices, businesses, houses, and schools where Jews are present.
Collecting Gedolim pictures has developed into a hobby for many Jewish children around the world; it is similar to collecting sports cards.[2]
Tsemach Glenn, Matis Goldberg, and Avraham Elbaz are renowned in the Jewish community for their photography of Gedolim.[3][4][5] Elazar Kalman Tiefenbrun (aka E.K. Tiefenbrun), a Chabad painter, is renowned for his numerous paintings of Gedolim, specifically, but not exclusively, of Lubavitcher Rebbes.[6]
Books
editIn recent years, several books, dedicated to their display of gedolim pictures, have been published.
- Golberg, Matis (2007). Gedolei Yisroel: Portraits of Greatness. ISBN 9781583309315.
- Golberg, Matis (2014). Gedolei Yisroel: Portraits of Majesty. M.Y. Goldberg. ISBN 9781598269994.
- Golberg, Matis (2019). Gedolei Yisroel: Portraits of Leadership. Ha-meḥaber. ISBN 9781680253900.
- Golberg, Matis (2010). The Gedolei Yisroel Album: Portraits, Pictures, and Personalities. Feldheim. ISBN 9781598264999.
- Bamberger, Rabbi Moshe (2019). Great Jewish Photographs. 100 Classic and Inspirational Images of Torah Personalities. Mesorah Publications, Ltd. ISBN 9781422623145.
Examples of gedolim pictures
editMany of these pictures are the most commonly used pictures of the rabbis featured in them.[citation needed]
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Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried -
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Rabbi Meir Shapiro -
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Rabbi Shmuel Salant -
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Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski -
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Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kalischer -
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein -
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "גדולים - Translation into English - examples Hebrew". Reverso.net. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
אנשים גדולים
- ^ "Rebbe Mitzvah Cards 5 Pack". Judaicaplace.com.
Each pack contains 5 assorted rebbe mitzvah cards. Each card depicts a. ... Collect all 80 in the set, trade them with your friends.
[permanent dead link] - ^ "We Still Have Gedolim…Even Malachim". Matzav.com.
- ^ "Goldberg, Mattis - Jewish Books - Feldheim Publishers". Feldheim.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "AE Gedolim Photos". aegedolimphotos.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Elazar Kalman Tiefenbrun, 88, Chassidic Artist". Chabad.org.
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