![]() ![]() Michael says of his father: “My father was a resistance fighter, a partisan, a poet, and an historian. His many-sided personality exerted a strong influence on all who surrounded him.” He wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Ezekiel’s World, based on the life and work of Abba Kovner. In 2015 the Abba Kovner Museum opened at Givat Haviva, and Michael worked to restore the office and living room of Abba Kovner. In 1972 he moved to New York to study art with Philip Guston at the New York Studio School, returning in 1975. He was born in Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh in 1948. During his military service he fought alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak and other future national leaders. Michael Kovner is the son of Abba and Vitka Kovner and is a celebrated Israeli painter. ![]() A link will be provided to all who register. ![]() US Eastern Time, tune into the program with our distinguished panel of guests. ⇒ July 30-August 2, watch Aviva Kempner‘s celebrated film Partisans of Vilna on your home device. A link will be provided to all who register. ![]()
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