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Abraham Yakin was born in 1924 in Jerusalem .1During the Second World War he joined the British Navy and served three years in the Mediterranean fleet, thus having a chance to become acquainted with the art treasures in Egypt , Greece , France and Italy .2After the war he returned to Jerusalem and became a member of the Haganah Underground Movement .3At the same time, he started his artistic training at the Bezalel Academy, where he studied especially with Jacob Steinhardt and Mordecai Ardon .4With Israel 's Declaration of Independence , he became a member of the new Israeli Armed Forces.5He resumed his studies in 1950 , and he had his first exhibition in 1953 . In 1957 he married Hannah , an artist who had recently immigrated from the Netherlands . From that time on the couple divided their time between raising their eight children, teaching art in Jerusalem, and exhibiting extensively in Israel, Europe and the United States . In 1961 Abraham Yakin won the international Adolphe Neuman Prize in Paris . Works by the Yakins are in the Israel Museum , Jerusalem, the Musee d'Art Juif, Paris, and in numerous museums in the Netherlands.6Among those who possess works by Abraham or Hannah Yakin are Isaac Stern , violinist , New York; Yehudi Menuhin , violinist, London ; John Lewis, U.S.7
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Abraham Yakin was born in 1924 in Jerusalem . During the Second World War he joined the British Navy and served three years in the Mediterranean fleet, thus having a chance to become acquainted with the art treasures in Egypt , Greece , France and Italy . After the war he returned to Jerusalem and became a member of the Haganah . At the same time, he started his artistic training at the Bezalel Academy, where he studied especially with Jacob Steinhardt and Mordecai Ardon . With Israel 's Declaration of Independence , he became a member of the new Israeli Armed Forces. He resumed his studies in 1950, and he had his first exhibition in 1953. In 1957 he married Hannah , an artist who had recently immigrated from the Netherlands . From that time on the couple divided their time between raising their eight children, teaching art in Jerusalem, and exhibiting extensively in Israel, Europe and the United States . In 1961 Abraham Yakin won the international Adolphe Neuman Prize in Paris . Works by the Yakins are in the Israel Museum , Jerusalem, the Musee d'Art Juif, Paris, and several museums in the Netherlands.
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Abraham Yakin ( ; 1924- ) is an Israeli artist.Abraham Yakin was born in Jerusalem .During the Second World War he joined the Royal Navy and served three years in the Mediterranean Fleet .During this time he became acquainted with the art of Egypt , Greece , France and Italy .After the war, he returned to Jerusalem and joined the Haganah .At the same time, he started his artistic training at Bezalel Academy , where he studied with Jacob Steinhardt and Mordecai Ardon . He resumed his studies in 1950, and he had his first exhibition in 1953. In 1957 he married Hannah , an artist who had recently immigrated from the Netherlands . The couple divided their time between raising eight children, teaching art in Jerusalem, and exhibiting extensively in Israel, Europe and the United States . In 1961 Abraham Yakin won the international Adolphe Neumann Prize in Paris . Works by the Yakin are in the Israel Museum , Jerusalem, the Musee d'Art Juif , Paris , and several museums in the Netherlands.
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Israeli painter (1924–2020) Abraham Yakin ( Hebrew : אברהם יכין ; 31 July 1924 – 10 May 2020) was an Israeli artist.
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born in 1924 in jerusalem
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israeli artist
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