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Elias Newman (1903-1999) His family immigrated to America in 1913. In 1925 Newman decided to travel to Palestine to visit his older brother, Mordechai, an ardent Zionist, who joined the Jewish Legion during WWI and later settled in Jerusalem. He opened "Tarbuth", a book store and informal gallery on Jaffa Road. There Elias met a number of local artists, including Avraham Melnikoff, who had come to Palestine via Chicago. "Newman frequently visited Melnikoff in his studio at the Damscus Gate and from there he painted many sights of the Old City. Offered here is an original lithograph, 1953, approx. 8.5 x 12 in. VG.