Dov Gottesman (May 1, 1929 - February 22, 2011) was an Israeli art collector, and president of the Israel Museum from 2001 until his death in 2011. Dov Gottesman lived in New York, London, Geneva and Tel Aviv. He was married to Rachel, and they had three sons, Assaf,

Noam Noam ( he, נועם) is a Hebrew name which means "pleasantness", and although it started as the male version of the female ''Na'omi'' (English: "Naomi" or "Noémie"), today, it is a very common Hebrew name for both males and females alike. The co ...

and Yoav. He died on 22 February 2011, at his home in New York, aged 82. In 1996, Gottesman became chairman of the Israel Museum, and in 2001, succeeded

Teddy Kollek Theodor "Teddy" Kollek ( he, טדי קולק; 27 May 1911 – 2 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 19 ...

as president.

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