"I was born in Hadera. My mother was an Auschwitz survivor and my father was German. I grew up in Hibat Tzion, surrounded by the stories of the Holocaust survivors who built the village, which at the same time was a society focused on nation-building and the development of collective identity, aspirations, and ambitions. My world was a world of farmers and silence – idealistic farming activity alongside secretly whispered holocaust stories. We grew up close to nature, surrounded by spring citrus scents and dry summer soil in our small village. Every family and its painful memories “from over there” were intertwined with the desire for renewal in the land of our fathers, where working the land symbolized hope for a new beginning.

My paintings depict simple daily, universal scenes, without regard for the constraints of perspective, scale or precise use of light and shade. I am fascinated by details, by the ornamentation that repeats itself in different rhythms. The painting itself usually communicates optimism and portrays a nostalgic world of goodness and beauty..." Edna Pinchover

Theatre Gallery
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Edna Pinchover, The Grocery Store, acrylic on canvas. Photo: Avi Amsalem.