Sculpture, Memorial for the Pioneers of the Road to Jerusalem
Notable work
Monument for the Pathbreakers to Jerusalem, Monument to the Martyrs of the 679th Brigade
Spouse
Ron Henrik
Children
Ruthie Henrik-Steinitz
Awards
Defense Ministry Prize for War of Independence Monument (1964), Monument Design Prize, Yad Vashem (1965)
Naomi Henrik (
Hebrew: נעמי הנריק, sometimes Noemi Hanreck) (née Tzalering/Zellering; June 11, 1920 - March 23, 2018) was an Israeli sculptor. She is best known for the
Memorial for the Pioneers of the Road to Jerusalem [
he] ("Monument for the Pathbreakers to Jerusalem") on a hill overseeing
Sha'ar HaGai.[1]
Biography
Naomi Henrik was born in the city of
Akkerman in
Bessarabia to the family of gynecologist Dr. Shaul Zellering (Russian: Цалеринг, Tzalering). In 1930, she and her family immigrated to the
Land of Israel.[1]
During World War II, she met her future husband Ron, and they were married in 1945. They had a daughter, Ruthie Henrik-Steinitz.[2] From 1971-72, she headed the Artists' House in Jerusalem.[1]
1962: she won the competition for the monument at
Yad Vashem "to symbolize the heroism of the Jews during
the Holocaust" (The runner-up was
Nathan Rapoport), but unfortunately her project was never realized and eventually in 1970 the
Pillar of Heroism by
Buky Schwartz was erected instead. [5][6]