Issachar Ber Ryback (1897–1935): A Pioneer of Modern Jewish Art Issachar Ber Ryback, born in Elisavetgrad (Kropyvnytskye), Ukraine, on February 2nd, 1897, was a Ukrainian-Jewish painter who profoundly impacted the trajectory of modern Jewish art and culture. His life’s journey—marked by intellectual curiosity, artistic experimentation, and personal tragedy—became inextricably linked to the burgeoning avant-garde movement in Europe and…