ARTIST

Reuven Rubin

1893–1974 · Romania

Pioneering Israeli painter who captured sun-drenched Jerusalem landscapes and became Israel's first diplomat to Romania.

ABOUT

Reuven Rubin (Hebrew: ראובן רובין, Yiddish: רובין זעליקאָװיטש; November 13, 1893 – October 13, 1974) was a Romanian-born Israeli painter and Israel's first diplomatic representative to Romania. == Biography == Reuven Zelicovici (later Reuven Rubin) was born in Galaţi to a poor Romanian Jewish Hasidic family. His father, Rebbe Yoel, served as a synagogue cantor and beadle, and his mother Faige, a rabbi's daughter, was married in an arranged match at the age of 15. Reuven was…

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NOTABLE WORKS
The Tailor 1918 · Rubin Museum Self Portrait 1921 · Rubin Museum Moses and the Burning Bush 1923 · Israel Museum My Family 1949 · Rubin Museum Oil painting 1957 · Heichal Shlomo Olive Picking 1967 · Rubin Museum
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