From Nazi-era escapes to October 7 memories: David Breuer-Weil's art comes to Israel

British artist David Breuer-Weil brings his first solo exhibition in Israel to Tel Aviv, featuring paintings responding to the October 7 Hamas-led massacres, depictions of hostages returning home, and works exploring Jewish unity. The exhibition, titled Achdut (Unity), opened at the Sheetrit & Wolf Gallery in Neveh Tzedek. Breuer-Weil is also creating Britain's memorial to October 7 for the Jewish community.

British artist David Breuer-Weil has opened his first solo exhibition in Israel at the Sheetrit & Wolf Gallery in Tel Aviv's Neveh Tzedek neighborhood. The exhibition, titled Achdut (Unity), brings together his artistic response to the Hamas-led massacres on October 7, paintings of the hostages returning home, and a broader exploration of Jewish unity. Breuer-Weil's father fled Nazi Vienna in 1938 and found refuge in England, a theme that echoes in the artist's work about being an outsider or alien. The exhibition includes Morning, a painting made to the exact dimensions of Picasso's Guernica, depicting the destruction of October 7. Breuer-Weil is also creating Britain's memorial to October 7 for the Jewish community, endorsed by the Israeli Embassy and Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, to be placed in Brighton. The artist's work blends English sculptural tradition with Jewish sensibility, drawing on Talmudic concepts.