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Assaf Kidron
Assaf Kidron ( he, אסף קדרון, born February 12, 1976) is an Israel, Israeli sculptor who works mainly with stone. His creations enhance memorial and religious sites throughout Israel. Biography Assaf Kidron was born to Yosef and Rachel Kidron in Safed. He attended the Ari Elementary School in Safed and the Boy's Town Yeshiva High School in Jerusalem. He also studied at Yeshivat Tiferet Tzvi and Yeshivat Kedumim. He completed his military service in the Netzah Yehuda Battalion. He is married to Nurit Fuchs Kidron. Selected works In 2007, Kidron built a memorial to Joshua on the Giv'ot Olam Farm. At its center is a mosaic floor bearing the inscription: "Joshua son of Nun. Be strong and courageous." The oeuvre consists of seven circles around which are planted sixty olive trees symbolizing various aspects of the story about Joshua's battle of Jericho. At the Givot Olam Farm Kidron likewise created the Synagogue, synagogue's Torah ark, Holy Ark and prayer stand. The model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel also is bordered by the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively. Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. The land held by present-day Israel witnessed some of the earliest human occupations outside Africa and was among the earliest known sites of agriculture. It was inhabited by the Canaanites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |