Isaac Fabra, an Israeli artist who works at Safed, Israel, and is due to have an exhibit here next January, was granted today the Paris Medal, a highly coveted art award given by the City of Paris, While other Jewish artists had received the award in the past, among them Marc Chagall and the late Mane Katz, the latter were French nationals, while Fabra is a foreigner.
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