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Ernest Meyer (1923-2015). 'The Last Goodbye', 1939

The painting depicts the moment of Ernest and his sister Eva's departure from Germany on the Kindertransport train.  Their mother Johanna is standing on the platform.  When the Jews' situation in Germany worsened, Johanna and Gustav sent their children abroad, hoping to join them later on.  Ernest gave the painting a title after the war, upon discovering that his parents were no longer alive.

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Ernest Meyer (1923-2015). 'The Last Goodbye', 1939

Ernest Meyer (1923-2015). 'The Last Goodbye', 1939
Collection of the Yad Vashem Art Museum, Jerusalem
Gift of the artist, in memory of Gustav and Johanna Meyer