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Birth and childhood in the Ukraine; arrival in Brazil in 1923; his penchant for art; Faculdade de Direito; financial hardship; publishing the book "Em Memória da Praça Onze"; his fluency in Russian, Yidish and Hebrew; his articles written in prose and verse; editing secretary for the "Imprensa Israelita" newspaper; honorary consul of Israel; Getúlio Vargas' censorship of foreign language publications; meeting Stephan Zweig in Brazil; the sub-divisions of the Jewish community; the idiomatic patriotism of the Jews in Brazil; meeting Portinari in the '40s; Portinari's participation in the Centro Cultural Brasil-Israel; Jewish immigration to Brazil; boldness in Portinari's painting; problematic social issues prevalent in Portinari's work; publishing the book "Contribuição à História do Sionismo"; Portinari's trip to Israel in 1956; Portinari and Segall revolutionize Brazilian art; his visits to Portinari's studio; co-operativism emerges in Israel; Portinari's and Segall's shows in 1943; his first trip to Israel in 1951; Portinari's position about some painters' total ignorance regarding Abstract Art; Jewish intellectual in awe of Portinari; congenealities between Arie Aroch and Portinari; Portinari breaks with the Communist Party; the influence of Israel in Portinari's painting; the panel "Kibutz"; Portinari's emotional dependency; the great friendship with Portinari and his family; the doubts surrounding Portinari's possible Jewish origin ; the painting "Cangaceiro"; Portinari's collaboration in the book "Israel"; the painting "Scarecrow" done after Portinari's separation from Maria; Portinari illustrates the book "A Selva" by the Portuguese Ferreira de Castro; eclecticism of the Centro Cultural Brasil-Israel; Portinari's death in 1962.
