The curator and Israel Prize winner Yona Fischer passed away at the age of 89

Yona Fischer, one of the country's top curators and Israel Prize winner, has passed away.

Fisher is considered one of the people who defined the field of treasures in the country.

Minister of Culture Hili Trooper paid tribute: "He was an example and role model for the treasurer, self-taught, and he will be greatly missed in the field of culture."

Sagi Ben Nun

04/03/2022

Friday, 04 March 2022, 11:07 Updated: 11:14

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Jonah Fisher (Photo: Screenshot, Screenshot)

Yona Fischer, one of Israel's top curators and Israel Prize winner, passed away last night (Thursday).

Fischer is considered one of the people who defined the field of treasures in Israel.

He was 89 at the time of his death.

Fischer was born in November 1932 in Tel Aviv, and a year later his family moved to Ramat Gan.

For several years in his youth he moved to Paris where his father served as the political secretary of the Jewish Agency, during which time he was exposed to lectures on art at the Louvre.

He returned to Israel to serve in the IDF, after which he moved to Jerusalem.

His professional career began in 1954 when he was hired by the Bezalel Disability Center. At that time he began writing for Haaretz, Lamerhav and Gazit. "Art of Israel" and entries on art in the Hebrew encyclopedia.

In 1959 he traveled to specialize in treasures in Europe.

After returning to Israel in 1960, he was appointed artistic director of the House of Disability.

At the same time, he also worked on designing catalogs and posters for exhibitions.

After the establishment of the Israel Museum in 1965, Fischer moved to serve as a curator of contemporary art.

In the same year he also founded with Rachel Shapira the magazine "Kav" which dealt with international and Israeli art and art and operated until 1970.

In 1977 he won the Israel Prize for his contribution to art in Israel.

In the early 1980s Etz set up artist workshops that allowed artists to work in the studio at a subsidized price.

In 1991 he was appointed Chief Curator of the Tel Aviv Museum until his resignation in 1993. From 2004 to 2011 he served as Chief Curator of the Ashdod Museum of Art and as his artistic advisor.

In May 2019, the road leading to the museum was called the "Dove Road".

Over the years he has also edited many art books.

In recent years he has been documenting his work and commemorating his family.

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The late Yona Fischer (Photo: Hanna Sahar)

Minister of Culture and Sports Hili Troper praised him: "I was sadly informed of the passing of the renowned curator Yona Fischer. When the Israel Museum was established, he worked as an art curator. In 1977 he won the Israel Prize for his contribution to art in Israel." He will be greatly missed in the field of culture in Israel. May his memory be blessed "

The Mayor of Ashdod, Dr. Yechiel Lasri, paid tribute:

Fisher made a decisive contribution to the design of the art field in the city, and he worked to single out the Ashdod Museum and establish it as one of the leading museums in the country and to lead it to recognition under the Museums Law.

Yona Fischer was synonymous with innovation, a groundbreaking man who always thought about how to promote the field he loved so much and how to put Ashdod on the map of national and world art.

He was a true ambassador of Ashdod.

His spirit and heritage will continue to accompany and guide the path of the Ashdod Museum of Art. "

The obituary was delivered on behalf of the Israel Museum: "The Board of Directors of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, management and staff bow their heads with the passing of Yona Fischer - the museum's first curator of art, one of the institute's founders, Israel Prize winner He made his way in 1954 to the Bezalel Disability Center in Jerusalem and accompanied his move to his new home at the Israel Museum in 1965. He curated groundbreaking exhibitions, exposed to art lovers in the country first-rate international artists; "Moshe Kupferman, Yigal Tumarkin and Moshe Gershuni and many others who have become pillars of Israeli culture."

Yitzhak Molcho, Chairman of the Board of the Israel Museum, praised: "Yona Fischer contributed greatly with the power of his talent and the power of his artistic vision to glorify Israeli art and turn the Israel Museum into a leading national and international institution. "Fischer was honored as an honorary fellow of the Israel Museum and the unfortunate fact that he will not receive it in a ceremony designed for this purpose at the beginning of June 2022."

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