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New Lives
"The Power of Light"
By Isaac Bashevis Singer
Cricket (December, 1996)
Media: Scratchboard
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"The Power of Light" was an intense assignment to create pieces
for, given that the majority of it was set in World War II, during
the fall of the Warsaw Ghetto. I am extremely grateful for the
assistance I received from Rabbi Mark Finkel and Mrs. Shirley
Lelchuk, both of Temple Beth Abraham here in Nashua, NH. I tried
to set the illustrations for this story within the larger context
of Jewish history, incorporating images and symbols associated
with Hannukah into the borders around the three major
illustrations. Also included in the borders are the Hebrew texts
for the three prayers traditionally recited while lighting the
Hannukah candles. The prayer accompanying this illustration, the
final piece showing the young couple now escaped and safe in
Israel years later, reads, "Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, King of
the universe, who at this season wrought miracles for our fathers
in days of old." According to Rabbi Finkel, the final clause of
this prayer is worded ambiguously in its original, allowing the
translation, "... and at this time," implying God's interventions
in the present day.
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