Born 1929 - Died 24th April 2008, Jerusalem, Israel

1945 – 1947 Apprentice to renowned portraitist Leo Arthur Robitscheck

1948 – 1950 Military correspondent (photographer) In the Israeli army

1951 – 1952 School of Modern Photography, New York. Graduate with distinction as top student.

1952 – 1958 Director of the Photography Department and staff member of the Jewish Agency's Publicity and Information Department.

1959 – Freelancer – press, photo journalism, archeology, museum and commercial photography.

1961 – Special assignment as head photographer to the Judean Desert excavation, Head of expedition prof. Y. Yadin.

1978 -1983 Head of the Photography Department of the Hadassah Community College in Jerusalem

1984 - Freelancer

Books: (Illustrations)

Nazareth, Jerusalem Publishing House, 1966.
*From the Beginning - archeology and art in the Israel Museum, Weidenfeld and nicolson, 1968.
*In the Footsteps of Jesus, Nativ Tel Aviv, 1969 (Putman's sons, N.Y.).
*In the Footsteps of Moses, Nativ Tel Aviv, 1971.
In the Footsteps of the Prophets, Nativ Tel Aviv, 1972.
A History of the Holy Land, Jerusalem Publishing House, 1972.
A feast of History (haggadah for Pesach), Wedenfeld and Nicolson, 1973.
Israel, Walter Verlag, Switzerland, 1974.
Jewish Life in Art and Tradition, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1976.
Bar Kokhba, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1971 (Y. Yadin).
My Country, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1972 (A. Eban).
The Jerusalem I Love, Nativ Tel Aviv, 1976.
Armenian Art Treasures of Jerusalem, Massada Press, 1978.
Jerusalem Architecture, David Kroyanker, Vendom Press, 1995.

*Published in English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese.

Exhibitions:
World Press Photo, The Hague, Holland, 1963.
Capa-Schim Exhibition, Tel Aviv Press Club 1964.
Israel the Reality, The Jewish Museum, New York, 1969.
The Israel Musum, 1970
Jerusalem Citry of Mankind, Israel Museum, Jerusale 1973.
International Book Fair in Jerusalem, 1976 - second prize.
The People of Israel vouch for Each Other, Israel Museum, 1980 - third prize.
Israel, The History Museum, Philadelphia, 1996
50 Years of Culture - Jerusalem Theatre,1998
Homage to 6 photographers, Jerusalem Theatre, 2002.

Individual Exhibits:
Vilanova University, Philadelphia, 1982.
Jerusalem 3000 years, Beer Sheva, 1996.
Vision Gallery, Jerusalem, 2002.
Bet Avi Chai, 2007