Watercolour
of the Kiever synagogue by artist Aba Bayefsky, April 8, 1959.
Bayefsky was born and grew up in Toronto. In 1942, he joined the
Royal Canadian Air Force and later became an official
war artist.
Bayefsky is best known for his artistic documentation of the Holocaust,
but has also sketched market scenes in Toronto and around the
world. He continued painting until his death in May 2001 at the
age of 78.
