Israel’s ‘greatest art collector’ dies at age 99

01.09.2011                      02.Elul, 5771                      Slichot Adot Misrach

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Israel’s ‘greatest art collector’ dies at age 99

Jerusalem-born Ayala Zacks Abramov bequeaths works to both Israel Museum and Tel Aviv Museum.

Ayala Zacks Abramov was a high-society lady of the old school – not pretentious, but definitely a lady – whose passing on Monday at age 99 marked the end of an era. She was arguably Israel’s greatest art collector and an extraordinarily generous philanthropist who, on her own and together with two of her husbands, left an indelible imprint on museums, art galleries and educational institutions across the world.
Abramov, whose maiden name was Ben-Tovim, was born in Jerusalem in 1912 and came from one of the well-known and well-to-do families of the Yishuv. She was widowed three times….