Noemi Smilansky

• Name — Noemi Smilansky • Native Name — נעמי סמילנסקי • Other Names — Naomi Wellman, Noʻomi Smilansḳi, Naomi Smilanski, Naomi Smilansky • Birth Name — Noemi Wellman • Born — December 22, 1916 • Birthplace — Grand Duchy of Kraków, Austro-Hungarian Empire • Died — March 13, 2016 • Place of death — Israel • Spouse — S. Yizhar • Children — 3

Noemi Smilansky was born as Noemi Wellman on December 22, 1916, in Grand Duchy of Kraków (now Kraków), Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Poland). In 1924 during her childhood, she immigrated to Mandatory Palestine (now Israel). She married writer and politician, Yizhar Smilansky (S. Yizhar) in 1942. They had three children, including Ze'ev Smilansky. Smilansky taught art classes at Ben Shemen Youth Village. One of her students was Eva Hoffe, the daughter of Esther Hoffe. She died on March 13, 2016, in Israel, and is buried at Gderot Regional Cemetery in Central District, Israel. Her artwork can be found in the museum collections at the Museum of Modern Art, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the British Museum, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.