Jewish painter Chaim Soutine was an avant-garde artist of the 20th century, a major contributor to the expressionist art movement in Paris. He died on August 9, 1943, of health complications from living in hiding when France came under German occupation. An often-forgotten story, Soutine was a victim of the Shoah. | World Jewish Congress

Jewish painter Chaim Soutine was one of the most avant-garde artists of the 20th century, a major contributor to the expressionist art movement in Paris. Soutine died in August 1943 of health complications after he went into hiding when France came under Nazi occupation. | World Jewish Congress