Bori Anisfeld Portrait of an Emigre Artist B ORIS ISRAELEVICH ANrSFELD was born 2 October 1879 into a family of Jewish heritage in the town of Bieltsy, a Bessarabian city which is now part of the republic of Moldova. I His father was a member of the landed gentry and the family lived on a large estate. Anisfeld's parents encouraged him to draw (at age six) and to play the violin, endeavors which remained central to the artist throughout his life. Joe Brandesky TD&T 1993 SUMMER 17