Preserving the stories of the Israel-Gaza conflict through art
As head of collections at the National Library of Israel, Raquel Ukeles’ job took on a new focus, and an emotional turn, after Hamas’ massacre last year. “Our idea is to capture all the different angles and perspectives, both of what happened on that terrible day, October 7th, and during this period,” she said.
Among the millions of items being saved is artwork, including a spiral of text messages from the morning of the attack. Ukeles choked up reading it: “It’s very urgent: My children are alone in the house of Dvir. It’s tough to read.”
How does art fit in? “Art is a way that human beings try to make sense of reality,” Ukeles said.
CBS News
Other items being preserved: ribbons and memorabilia, posters, prayers and tributes. A T-shirt, a bumper sticker, coffee cups.
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