The artists substitute original elements in these paintings with Israeli icons such as falafel, Sabbath wine, dates, and a kova tembel - a floppy work hat that has become a relic of Israeli fashion and
kibbutz history.
Among other things, the chapters cover Judt's genealogy, his English upbringing, his fascination with Israeli
kibbutzim and Zionism, his early adherence to Marxism, his sustained interest in French political and intellectual
history and his interest in Eastern Europe (never fully realized by the time of his passing).