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In the Cyprus Exile - Portfolio with 26 Linocuts from the Detention Camps in Cyprus, 1948. - In the Cyprus Exile - Portfolio with 26 Linocuts from the Detention Camps in Cyprus, 1948. Including 26 linoleum cuts depicting the life in the British detention camps in Cyprus. With a dedication to Mr. M. Lemberg. this book was printed and bounded in 120 copies by the students of the Art Workshop in the camps, under the instruction of Naftali Bezem. Each linocut is signed by the artist. The from cover is printed with an additional linocut. The two introduction pages with quotes of Pinhas Rutenberg are also linocuts as well as the last page in the album with the names of the art works. 51x36cm. Wear to the binding. The Pinhas Rutenberg Teachers Seminar was funded by the Joint Distribution Committee and functioned in Cyprus detention camps from mid–1947 till 1949. In the camps, the Seminar established schools that provided youngsters with an education in many different fields. Teachers were sent to Cyprus for this purpose. The staff members included such artists as Naftali Bezem and Zeev Ben-Zvi, who served as instructors leading workshops specially devoted to art.