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ill.7.AriehMerzer,LesMariées,Paris
Laterontowards1928,attheageof22,afterhis
artstudiesandwithmilitaryservicebehindhim,
TeaorganisedanexhibitionforMerzeratherhomel
Theeventwassuccessfulandshesucceededinsell-
ingmanyofhisworksforthepurposeofsupporting
theyoungartist’stravelstoParisl24
Tea’slinkwithMerzerwassignificantinthede-
velopmentofyoungMerzerduringhismovefrom
WarsawtoParisbutbeyondthatitreflectedinits
roots,thedeepconnectionandinfluenceofPeretz’s
spiritbothontheyoungartistandonhispatron-
esslThroughouttheyearsMerzerwasgreatlyin-
performedwithPeretzaswellasthestagenamePer-
fluencedbythestoriesofPeretzandheprepared
etzhadgivenherlItappearedwithanintroduction
copperreliefsformanyoftheml25
bytheYiddishwriterJlOpatoshu,wonaprizeand
MerzerandTeametagaininParisduringthe
waswellreceivedintheYiddishliteraryworldl
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thirtieslShehadalsoorganisedMerzer’swedding
Afewyearsbeforetheappearanceofthebook,
toEstherwhocamewithhimfromWarsawl
whenshestillhadtheideaofwritinganautobiogra-
InthereliefLesMariéesfromthatperiodMer-
phyofherlifeinPoland,shewrotetoMerzerwho
zerimmortalisedthisintimateeventincopperl
wasalreadyinSafed:
PortrayinghimselfasayoungChasidwithlong
peyes(sidelocks)andayarmulke,helookslikethe
typicalChasidiccharactersfromhiswell-known
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bas-reliefs(illl7)l
DuringthewarTeawasinternedforacouple
ofmonthsintheconcentrationcampofBurgweide
butluckilysucceededinreturningtoParisl
“IfIwillwriteaboutmylifeinPolandIwill
In1958herbookMyriamlwaspublishedinPar-
certainlyalsomentionyousinceyoubelongwith
islItwasaCdramaticseries’carryingboththename
thosewhobelievedinme-amongthecontempo-
raryartistswhoareactivetodaythereareveryfew
ofherdaughterandthenameofthemainroleshe
“OnefinedaythegreatartsexpertTotchyaAr-
ciszewska,sistertoallYiddish/Jewishartists,came
intotheLiteratnFarayn(Writers’Union)lShedraws
hergreatlegacyfromthetimesofPeretzinWarsaw;
anduponherpermanentlyslightlypursedlipsasif
inreadinessforakiss,onewordCArieh’łanewtalent;
notmerelyatalentbutagenius;notsimplyagenius,
butaJewishgeniusl”
23Ravitch(1945:270)l
24
IfoundinformationaboutthisartisticeventintheMer-
zerarchivel
25SeeNiborski(unpublished)l
26
TeaArciszewska,Miryaml,Paris1959lThebook
receivedtheAleksanderShapiroprizefromtheWorldJewish
CongressinNewYorkin1954l
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TheletterwasfromParisdated10l7l1955lMerzerar-
chive,TelAvivl
