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Having gained enormous acclaim both in
Poland and abroad, the Szyks decided to stay for 2 21 BIOGRAPHY
a longer period in their native city. They moved
to a house at 20 Śródmiejska Street (today
Więckowskiego).
The artist regularly published his drawings in
Łódź newspapers (including the "Republika"). It was
then that he created a caricature of one of the most
interesting Jewish artists in Łódź of that era, Mojżesz
Broderson, theater director and poet associated with
the Jung Idysz group. Szyk also pursued commercial
contracts: he designed packaging for a confectionery
company E. Wedel, he also designed a donation
certificate for the construction of the Marshal Józef
Piłsudski Monument−House in Łódź. He also
actively participated in the life of the city, he was a
member of the Montefiore B'nei B'rith Association
and joined a paramilitary Jewish organization – the
Berek Joselewicz Legion. In 1932, he was nominated
for the prize of the City of Łódź.
Śródmiejska Street [today Więckowskiego),
where in the years 1934-1936 Artur Szyk
lived with his family and where he
worked on his Haggadah
Defense of Tel Hai, also known
under the title The Death of a
Jewish Hero – Joseph Trumpeldor,
was created in Łódź in 1936. Szyk
received the photo of a Zionist
leader fighting the Arabs in the
northern Galilee from Vladimir
Jabotinsky. After his death,
Trumpeldor (1880-1920) became
a symbol of Jewish heroism and
courage. During World War II,
Szyk work's was given a new name
of Modern Maccabees
and was often reproduced.