Haim Maor Explained

Haim Maor
Birth Place:Jaffa, Israel
Nationality:Israeli
Field:Painting

Haim Maor (born 1951) is an Israeli painter and academic.

Early life

Haim Maor was born in Jaffa, Israel in 1951.[1] [2] His parents are Holocaust survivors of Polish Jewish descent.[1]

Career

Maor is a painter.[1] [2] His artwork focuses on representations of the Holocaust.[3] His work has been exhibited at the Auschwitz Jewish Center.[2] He was the recipient of The Minister of Science and Art Prize in 1994, the Sussman Prize from Yad Vashem in 1995, and The Ministry of Culture and Sport Prize in 2010.[4]

Maor is also an Arts professor at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba, Israel.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hornstein . Shelley. Levitt. Laura. Silberstein. Laurence J.. Impossible Images: Contemporary Art after the Holocaust. Don't Touch my Holocaust" - Analyzing the Barometer of Responses: Israeli Artists Challenge the Holocaust Taboo. Katz-Frieman. Tami. 2003. New York University Press. New York. 9780814798256. 51931377. 137.
  2. Web site: Haim Maor. Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies. University of Minnesota. July 12, 2016.
  3. Web site: Haim Maor. The Open Museum Tefen. July 12, 2016.
  4. Web site: PROF. HAIM MAOR. July 12, 2016. University of Fine Arts in Poznań. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914093324/http://uap.edu.pl/2013/10/prof-haim-maor-2/. September 14, 2016. dead.

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