useless-jewishfacts: Four pictorial rugs of Prominent Zionist Figures Made in Jerusalem in the Allia
useless-jewishfacts: Four pictorial rugs of Prominent Zionist Figures Made in Jerusalem in the Alliance Israelite Universelle School “The Alliance Israélite Universelle was founded in Paris in 1860 to improve the welfare of Jews around the world primarily through education. In 1882 the Alliance opened a trade-school in Jerusalem to provide boys from poor families with vocational training. The school comprised a series of workshops, where the trades of carpentry, blacksmithing, metal-founding, and wood and stone carving were taught. In 1884, the Alliance established a similar school for poor young girls who were taught sewing, embroidery, dressmaking and carpet-weaving. The rugs in this lot with iconic portraits of Zionist leaders were created in the Alliance workshops.” -- source link