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Artist Barbara Hines Finds New Home and Inspiration in Jerusalem
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Artist Barbara (Bracha) Hines has moved from Florida to Jerusalem, opening her first Israeli solo exhibition, "Jerusalem in My Soul," at the Castel Museum. Hines incorporates soil from the Land of Israel into her paintings and recently married Natan Ophir. Her move follows a rediscovery of her Jewish roots, tracing back to her Holocaust-survivor parents. She aims for her art, signed "B"H" (baruch Hashem), to inspire viewers.
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- Artist Barbara (Bracha) Hines has opened her first solo exhibition in Israel, "Jerusalem in My Soul," at the Castel Museum.
- Hines incorporates soil from the Land of Israel into her paintings, a technique she developed over ten years.
- She met and married Natan Ophir in May 2025 and they are building a home together in Ma'aleh Adumim.
- Hines discovered her Jewish heritage through her son's interest in Judaism, revealing her parents were Holocaust survivors.
- She has been a practicing Orthodox Jew for 25 years and signs her artwork "B"H" (baruch Hashem).
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