More than 180 Israeli artists, including some of the country’s most renowned creative spirits, contributed works to “A Plate of Hope and Color,” a week-long art exhibit supporting lone soldiers.

Participating artists included painters and sculptors, ceramicists and graphic designers, such as Michal Rovner, Micha Ullman, Larry Abramson, Jan Rauchwerger, Eli Shamir, Shai Azoulay, Boaz Noy, Vardi Kahana, Michel Kishka and the recently deceased Yair Garbuz.

Musicians took part as well, including Riki Gal, David D’Or, Yehudit Ravitz, Yehuda Poliker, Ivri Lider and Arkadi Duchin.

Each artisan created an original work, whether photography, drawings, or paintings on a white ceramic plate, chosen as a symbol of family meals and a place at the table, a concept that lone soldiers can’t take for granted, said Drorit Nitzani, president of the Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin, which put together the project.

The term “lone soldier” refers to an IDF service member who lacks familial support. While it is often associated with young immigrants who arrive in Israel alone, it also includes Israeli-born soldiers who are orphaned, estranged from........

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