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Ayala Zacks-Abramov

1912 – 2011

Israeli art collector

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Lived 1912 – 2011 (aged 98). Ayala Zacks-Abramov was an Israeli, Turkish and Canadian art collector.

Ayala Zacks-Abramov (; 1912 – 30 August 2011) was an Israeli-Canadian art collector. Ayala was widowed three times, and was previously married to the Canadian art collector Samuel Jacob Zacks and to the knesset member Zalman Abramov.

Biography Zacks-Abramov was born in Jerusalem in 1912 as Ayala Ben-Tovim. Her parents, Shmuel Ben-Tovim and Rashe (née: Berman) were married in Jerusalem in 1902. She studied in London and in Paris where she met her first husband, Morris Fleg, whom she married in 1938. The couple were patrons of the arts, and Abramov continued to support the art world even after her husband's death in 1997.

Zachs-Abramov supported over the years the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Israel Museum and had a hand in their growth. Both the museums have halls named after her. She mentioned these museums in her will, in which she declared that her art collection would be divided between them.

The Israeli notable painter Joseph Zaritsky painted a well-known figurative portrait of her.

Many of the art works in Zachs-Abramov's possession were donated or loaned through to years to museums in Israel, France and Canada.

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Officer of the Order of Canada

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Who was Ayala Zacks-Abramov?

Israeli art collector

When was Ayala Zacks-Abramov born?

Ayala Zacks-Abramov was born on 27 December 1912 in Jerusalem.

When did Ayala Zacks-Abramov die?

Ayala Zacks-Abramov died on 30 August 2011 in Israel.

What was Ayala Zacks-Abramov's occupation?

Ayala Zacks-Abramov was an art collector.

What nationality was Ayala Zacks-Abramov?

Ayala Zacks-Abramov was Israeli, Turkish and Canadian.

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· Wikipedia: Ayala Zacks-Abramov

· Wikidata: Q4830880

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