"Oct. 7 Series: The Artist's Fire-Attracting Masterpiece"

Zoya Cherkassky, a Kyiv-born artist, responded to the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and the war in Ukraine with a series of highly personal drawings titled "7 October 2023," depicting the horrors of war. Influenced by Modernist works like Picasso’s “Guernica,” her drawings capture the shock and terror experienced by Israelis during the attack. The series is currently on display at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, showcasing Cherkassky's poignant response to the seismic world events.