TEL AVIV.- Yakov Agor (Goldfarb) was born in Rovno, Ukraine in 1911. He took his first pictures at the age of 8, and at 19 began studying painting at the Berlin School of Art, returning to his hometown, Danzig, in 1933, following the Nazi rise to powe…
Major Retrospective of Israeli Artist Micha Ullman on View at the Israel Museum
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum presents the first museum retrospective of the work of Israeli artist Micha Ullman, spanning the artist’s fifty-year career in sculpture, drawing, and installation. Sands of Time: The Work of Micha Ullman brings together a…
Controversial Israeli Billionaire and Art Collector Sammy Ofer Dies at Age 89 in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (AP).- An Israeli billionaire at the center of a recent scandal involving trade with Iran died Friday in Tel Aviv. He was 89. Shipping magnate and philanthropist Sammy Ofer was listed last year by Forbes as Israel’s richest person, and appear…
Controversial Israeli Billionaire and Art Collector Sammy Ofer Dies at Age 89 in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (AP).- An Israeli billionaire at the center of a recent scandal involving trade with Iran died Friday in Tel Aviv. He was 89. Shipping magnate and philanthropist Sammy Ofer was listed last year by Forbes as Israel’s richest person, and appear…
Ninety Years of Israeli Art from the 1920’s till Today at Bonhams in London
LONDON.- On the 24th May 2011, Bonhams and Montefiore Auction Houses launch their inaugural sale of Israeli art in London. Bonhams has teamed up with Montefiore Auction House, Tel Aviv, to offer a selection of works that covers nine decades. This auc…
Yad Vashem National Holocaust Memorial Starts Collecting Holocaust Items
TEL AVIV (AP).- Lydia Avidan, an elegant 79-year-old widow, walked into a Tel Aviv high school with tears streaking from beneath her tinted sunglasses. She was about to hand over to historians the only mementos she had left from relatives who perished …
Yad Vashem National Holocaust Memorial Starts Collecting Holocaust Items
TEL AVIV, ISREAL (AP).- Lydia Avidan, an elegant 79-year-old widow, walked into a Tel Aviv high school with tears streaking from beneath her tinted sunglasses. She was about to hand over to historians the only mementos she had left from relatives who p…
Peabody Museum Names Miki Kratsman as the 2011 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography
CAMBRIDGE, MA.- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology announced the selection of the 2011 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography. Following an international search, the Gardner Fellowship committee awarded the Fellowship to Miki Kratsman, a pri…
Film by Investigator Simcha Jacobovici Claims Discovery of Nails from Jesus’s Cross
JERUSALEM (REUTERS).- Could two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem? And could they have mysteriously disappeared for 20 years, only to turn up by chance in a Tel Aviv laboratory? That is the pr…
Art Dubai Wraps Up Fifth Edition of Art Fair with Strong Sales & Record Attendance
TEL AVIV.- The largest and most diverse edition to date, Art Dubai experienced strong sales during its 2011 presentation from 16-19 March and attracted more than 20,000 guests, with a 30 percent increase in international visitors. Underscoring its role…