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Art of Jewish WPA painter's legacy lives on

Benjamin Abramowitz was only 19 when he disregarded his Russian immigrant parents' advice that painting was no way to make a living. He changed his name and joined the Work Projects Administration, President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal agency to hire millions of unemployed people during poor economic times.

SOURCE: Washington Jewish Week at 10:21am on February 27, 2013 ☆ ⚑

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