Rahel Szalit-Marcus: A Voice of East European Jewish Life Rahel Szalit-Marcus (1888-1942) stands as a poignant and largely forgotten figure in the history of 20th-century art. Born into a traditional Jewish family in Telz, Lithuania—then part of the Russian Empire—her life was tragically cut short during the Holocaust, yet her artistic legacy endures through a small but significant body of work that powerfully captured the spirit, res…