About THE CEILING
A Journey Through Time & Art
THE CEILING is a beautiful and unique book that will delight adults and children of all ages.
It tells the true story of Isaac and Israel, two artists in 18th century Poland who painted a spectacular ceiling mural in a wooden synagogue in the town of Gwoździec.
“This is a book you’ll want to read and flip through over and over again.
This enthralling book features gorgeous artwork and charming rhymed verse that children will love. It is also a heartfelt tribute to the lost world of Jewish life in pre-Holocaust Poland.
THE CEILING includes fascinating information about life in the shtetl as well as profound Torah teachings and prayers.”
Nina Litvak, Screenwriter
This picture book features delightful fold-up pages that allow the reader to lift and reveal the interior of a legendary synagogue.
Illustrated by renowned artist Boris Shapiro, this masterpiece captures the vibrant world of Eastern European Jewish heritage.
Mr. Shapiro’s artwork in The Ceiling that is based on the painting of the Gwoździec Synagogue Ceiling and Bimah in the POLIN Museum of the History of the Polish Jews
is used with the kind permission of Handshouse Studio, Inc., Norwell, Massachusetts. The Work is Copyright © 2013 by Handshouse Studio, Inc. All rights reserved.