Sisters

These three sisters from Lublin, posed with a leafy plant in front of a painted background of a tree. The ivy design on a tombstone in Rhodes creates another dimension of delicate foliage that envelops the girls. The leaves appear to have grown to be healthy and vibrant. They suggest the development of the young, spirited adolescents approaching their prime. Golden embroidered dew saturates them like adorned jewels. However, the words on the headstone, “Blessed be the True Judge,” a Jewish expression used upon receiving news of a death are in dissonance with the vigorous young women. The saying lingers and foretells tragedy ahead, almost summoning the leaves to form a shroud around the girls.