How the artists behind 'Shtisel' brought Akiva's journey to life
The artist Alex Tubis in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 12, 2021. To capture the tensions faced by a young ultra-Orthodox artist, the creative team behind the hit Israeli TV show Shtisel hired two painters who understood the stakes. Michal Chelbin/The New York Times.
by Marisa Mazria-Katz
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- In the middle of the night in a Jerusalem alleyway, a black-hatted yeshiva principal stands before a blazing mass of canvas. He has just set fire to his youngest sons paintings portraits of the sons deceased wife and he is somberly watching them burn.