Landscapes of Jewish Experience represents a unique combination of multi-layered paintings by Samuel Bak and the rich, thoughtful essay and commentary of Lawrence L. Langer. The twenty major works reproduced with sixty details, employ specific emblems of the Jewish historical experience. Bak weaves each image into an extraordinary complex of ideas, emotions and visions, while Langer guides us across the inner symbolic terrain of these paintings. The design of this book enables us to wander through the details of each painting and be enveloped by its powerful search for meaning.