Camille Pissarro was one of the most influential figures in the development of Impressionism—and the only major Impressionist painter of Jewish heritage. Born in 1830 on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, Pissarro became a central figure in the Parisian avant-garde, exhibiting in nearly every Impressionist exhibition and serving as a mentor and friend to artists including Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin, and Seurat. This illustrated talk explores Pissarro’s remarkable artistic journey, from his early landscapes to radical experiments with light and color. It also examines his Jewish identity and the antisemitism he encountered in late-19th-century France, particularly during the turbulent era of the Dreyfus Affair. Through his art, correspondence, friendships, and family life, this talk offers a broader portrait of Pissarro—not simply as a pioneering Impressionist, but as a Jewish artist whose commitment to artistic freedom, intellectual exchange, and progressive ideas helped shape the course of modern art.