The 48 Jews tells the story of what it means to be Jewish in the modern era. The artist depicts notable gures in Jewish history and culture such as Elie Wiesel, Anne Frank, Marc Chagall, and even Elvis Presley (who had four generations of maternal Jewish decent). Through painting, Lahav explores the meaning of Jewish identity and how individual idenity creates a larger sense community. To date there are 82 portraits in the series, many of which are repetitions and some of which are in private or public collections.

EXHIBITIONS
Jewish Museum NY
Jewish Museum Miami, FL
Oregon Jewish Museum, OR
Saginaw Art Museum, MI
Jarmushek and Partner, Berlin
in addition to many group exhibitions…

Paintings from this series are in the collection of the Saginaw Art Musuem (Saginaw MI), The Florida Jewish Museum (Miami, FL), and The Jewish Museum (NY, NY). Six works from The Jewish Museum NY are currently on display as part of their permanent collection.