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Ephraim Lifschitz
Ephraim Lifschitz () is an Israeli painter, born 1909, Stolin, Poland and died 2004. Biography Ephraim Lifshitz was born in Stolin, Poland, in 1909 to a religious family of 12 children. Lifshitz studied at Hadar and the Tarbut school. After graduating, Lifshitz was active in Zionist settings in the town and worked as a self-taught painter. Between 1935 and 1933 he lived in Paris, France, then in 1935 immigrated to the Land of Israel and settled in Tel Aviv where he helped in building the "Ohel" theater. In 1937 he joined the Haganah organization, and during the War of Independence was drafted into the IDF on behalf of the Haganah. In 1944 he studied painting with Aharon Avni, and between 1948 and 1945 studied painting in the studio of Yehezkel Streichman and Avigdor Stematsky in Tel Aviv. In 1951, Lifshitz was one of the founders of the "Enrichment Group" exhibiting at all its exhibitions. Between 1974-1952 he worked at Bank Hapoalim. In 1953 he was one of the founders of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stolin
Stolin is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Stolin District, the largest district in the region. Stolin is located from the Belarus–Ukraine border. As of 2025, it has a population of 14,034. Stolin is a border city that hosts many Ukrainians on market days. Russian language, Russian is spoken commonly here, but villagers prefer West Polesian, their own dialects that are akin partly to the Belarusian language, partly the Ukrainian language. History Stolin is located at the heart of the Polesia region on the Horyn River, at the crossroads of two important routes, one leading northwards to Pinsk, two others eastwards to Davyd-Haradok and Turov, Belarus, Turov, that are now in Belarus, southwards to Sarny and Kyiv, that are now in Ukraine. Archaeological evidence suggests that the area which Stolin now occupies, was settled as far back as the 12th century AD. The first mention of Stolin dates to 1555. There are three stories regarding t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aharon Avni
Aharon Avni (Kaminkovitz) (; November 27, 1906 – March 23, 1951) was an Israeli painter, born in Russia, a member of the 'Massad (art group), Massad' group, founder of the 'Avni Institute,' and one of the founders of the HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts, HaMidrasha For the arts. Life Early life He was born in 1906 in Yekaterinoslav, Russia. His father, Michael-David, was a renowned engineer and an enthusiastic Zionist who was the son-in-law of Rabbi Chaim Berlin. His mother, Esther Hadassah, was a painter and poet, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Pachmoutski. His grandmother Sarah was the wife of Rabbi Chaim Berlin, the Av Beit Din of Moscow. In his youth, Avni studied at the "Cheder" and the "Yeshiva," and he even received ordination for teaching. At the age of 12, Avni lost his mother. He studied at the Hebrew Gymnasium in his hometown under the educator and ideologue Pinchas Shifman (Ben-Sira) and enriched his knowledge of the Hebrew language, Hebrew language under A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Artists
Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (born 1984), Israeli basketball player See also * Israel (other) * Israelites (other), the ancient people of the Land of Israel * List of Israelis Israelis ( ''Yiśraʾelim'') are the citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel. The largest ethnic groups in Israel are Israeli Jews, Jews (75%), followed by Arab-Israelis, Palestinians and Arabs (20%) and other minorities (5%). _ ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Births
Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across drift ice, ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * January 9 – The British Nimrod Expedition, ''Nimrod'' Expedition to the South Pole, led by Ernest Shackleton, arrives at the Farthest South, farthest south reached by any prior expedition, at 88°23' S, prior to turning back due to diminishing supplies. * January 11 – The International Joint Commission on US-Canada boundary waters is established. * January 16 – Members of the ''Nimrod'' Expedition claim to have found the magnetic South Pole (but the location recorded may be incorrect). * January 24 – The White Star Liner RMS Republic (1903), RMS ''Republic'' sinks the day after a collision with ''SS Florida'' off Nantucket. Almost all of the 1,500 passengers are rescued. * January 28 – The last United States t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Arts In Israel
Visual arts in Israel or Israeli art refers to visual art or Plastic arts, plastic art created by Israeli artists or Jewish painters in the Yishuv. Visual art in Israel encompasses a wide spectrum of techniques, styles and themes reflecting a dialogue with Jewish art throughout the ages and attempts to formulate a national identity. Outline In 19th century Palestine, much of the art was decorative art, decorative and sold to religious pilgrims and travelers. In the 1920s and 1930s, many Jewish painters fleeing pogroms in Europe settled in Tel Aviv. In 1925 Yitzhak Frenkel also known as, Alexandre Frenel, considered the father of Israeli modern art, brought to modern Palestine the influence of the School of Paris, École de Paris; by teaching and mentoring many of the nascent state's upcoming great artists. Furthermore, he along with other artists led the movement of Israeli artists to the Artists Quarter of Safed, Artist's Quarter of Safed, Tzfat leading to a golden age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofakim Hadashim
Ofakim Hadashim (, lit. "New Horizons") is an art movement started in Tel Aviv in 1942. New Horizons The Ofakim Hadashim art movement began with a group of artists who mounted an exhibition in Tel Aviv's Habima national theater in December 1942, under the name "The Group of Eight". The group evolved into a coherent artistic movement only after the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. Members of the school included Arie Aroch, Zvi Meirowitch, Avraham Naton (Natanson), Avigdor Stematsky, Moshe Castel and Yehezkel Streichman. Several of these artists were the students of École de Paris artist, Isaac Frenkel Frenel. The work of sculptor Dov Feigin also appeared in the catalog of the 1942 exhibition, though it was not displayed. In February 1947 five of the original members of the group joined Joseph Zaritsky for an exhibit called "The Group of Seven" at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Members of the group stated that "The group is based in modernism, especially French, yet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris School
The School of Paris (, ) refers to the French and émigré artists who worked in Paris in the first half of the 20th century. The School of Paris was not a single art movement or institution, but refers to the importance of Paris as a centre of Western art in the early decades of the 20th century. Between 1900 and 1940 the city drew artists from all over the world and became a centre for artistic activity. The term ''School of Paris'', coined by André Warnod, was used to describe this loose community, particularly of non-French artists, centered in the cafes, salons and shared workspaces and galleries of Montparnasse. Many artists of Jewish origin formed a prominent part of the School of Paris and later heavily influenced art in Israel. Before World War I the name was also applied to artists involved in the many collaborations and overlapping new art movements, between Post-Impressionists and Pointillism and Orphism, Fauvism and Cubism. In that period the artistic ferment t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
