Rosh Hashana by Camille Fox
Object numberM2022/022:003
TitleRosh Hashana by Camille Fox
Creator Camille Fox
DescriptionOil on canvas painting featuring a family group seated at a table for Rosh Hashana by Camille Fox.
The artist explains; 'As a small child in our villa in Alexandria, Egypt, our extended family would gather around a large table laden with crystal and silver, following ancient Jewish traditions to enjoy the delectable cuisine of my grandmother and aunts.
After our expulsion from Egypt, we celebrated Rosh Hashanah on our desert outpost in Southern Israel- a modest makeshift table lit by kerosene lamps with some of us sitting on wooden crates and others on milk cans, the joy and excitement of this family gathering not diminished by our circumstances.
Several years later in our cramped flat in Bondi, with our extended family around us, we celebrated the same traditions with the same delicious foods, the animated conversation peppered with words from several languages in one sentence.
Finally, we celebrate from a vast terrace overlooking Sydney Harbour, comfortable in the late afternoon of life. The traditions remain the same, and the joy has never diminished.'
The artist explains; 'As a small child in our villa in Alexandria, Egypt, our extended family would gather around a large table laden with crystal and silver, following ancient Jewish traditions to enjoy the delectable cuisine of my grandmother and aunts.
After our expulsion from Egypt, we celebrated Rosh Hashanah on our desert outpost in Southern Israel- a modest makeshift table lit by kerosene lamps with some of us sitting on wooden crates and others on milk cans, the joy and excitement of this family gathering not diminished by our circumstances.
Several years later in our cramped flat in Bondi, with our extended family around us, we celebrated the same traditions with the same delicious foods, the animated conversation peppered with words from several languages in one sentence.
Finally, we celebrate from a vast terrace overlooking Sydney Harbour, comfortable in the late afternoon of life. The traditions remain the same, and the joy has never diminished.'
Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production date 2022
Object namepaintings
Materialcanvas
Dimensions
- width: 560.00 mm
height: 410.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Funded by Mark Chotiner. In memory of the Chotiner, Kraemer and Schifter families