Naomi Henrik
Israeli aculptor
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Naomi Henrik (Hebrew: נעמי הנריק, sometimes Noemi Hanreck) (née Tzalering/Zellering; June 11, 1920 - March 23, 2018) was an Israeli sculptor. She is best known for the Memorial for the Pioneers of the Road to Jerusalem ("Monument for the Pathbreakers to Jerusalem") on a hill overseeing Sha'ar HaGai.[1]
June 11, 1920
Naomi Henrik | |
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נעמי הנריק | |
Naomi Henrik, 1962 | |
| Born | Naomi Tzalering/Zellering June 11, 1920 Akkerman, Bessarabia |
| Died | March 23, 2018 (aged 97) Ein Kerem, Israel |
| Education | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Known for | Sculpture, Memorial for the Pioneers of the Road to Jerusalem |
| Notable work | Monument for the Pathbreakers to Jerusalem, Monument to the Martyrs of the 679th Brigade |
| Spouse | Ron Henrik |
| Children | Ruthie Henrik-Steinitz |
| Awards | Defense Ministry Prize for War of Independence Monument (1964), Monument Design Prize, Yad Vashem (1965) |
Biography
Naomi Henrik was born in the city of Akkerman in Bessarabia to the family of gynecologist Dr. Shaul Zellering (Russian: Цалеринг, Tzalering). In 1930, she and her family immigrated to the Land of Israel.[1]
She studied at the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium and the Levinsky College of Education, Tel Aviv. She studied sculpture with Zeev Ben-Zvi in Jerusalem and in 1945 she moved to London to continue her studies in sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art.[1]
During World War II, she met her future husband Ron, and they were married in 1945. They had a daughter, Ruthie Henrik-Steinitz.[2] From 1971-72, she headed the Artists' House in Jerusalem.[1]
Death
Work
1974: Monument to the Martyrs of the 679th Brigade[3][2]
1967: Memorial for the Pioneers of the Road to Jerusalem ("Monument for the Pathbreakers to Jerusalem")[4]
1962: she won the competition for the monument at Yad Vashem "to symbolize the heroism of the Jews during the Holocaust" (The runner-up was Nathan Rapoport), but unfortunately her project was never realized and eventually in 1970 the Pillar of Heroism by Buky Schwartz was erected instead. [5][6]
Awards
- 1964: Defense Ministry Prize for War of Independence Monument[1]
- 1965: Monument Design Prize, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem[1]
