A solo exhibition of Ukrainian-born Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky at the Israel Museum, on January 24, 2018. The paintings describe her personal experiences and the collective trials of the million-strong Russian immigrant influx to Israel in the early 1990s. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90

Zoya Cherkassky, a Ukrainian immigrant, portrays the trauma of her absorption into Israeli culture, especially at the hand of Mizrahi men, in a new controversial exhibit at the Israel Museum. Is there something racist about this heartbreaking display?

See some of the artwork here.

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