David Rubinger

David Rubinger
David Rubinger with his Leica Camera
Born(1924-06-29)29 June 1924
Vienna, Austria
Died2 March 2017(2017-03-02) (aged 92)
NationalityIsraeli
Known forphotojournalism
Notable workParatroopers at the Western Wall
MovementIsraeli art
AwardsIsrael Prize in Communications, 1997

David Rubinger (Hebrew: דוד רובינגר; 29 June 1924 – 2 March 2017)[1][2] was an Israeli photographer and photojournalist. His famous photo of three Israeli paratroopers after the recapture of the Western Wall has become an iconic image of the Six-Day War.[3] Shimon Peres called Rubinger "the photographer of the nation in the making".[4]

  1. ^ "David Rubinger". Yosefa Drescher Fine Art. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ Kershner, Isabel (3 March 2017). "David Rubinger, 92, Photographer Who Chronicled Israeli History, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ^ Urquhart, Conal (6 May 2007). "Six days in June". The Observer. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  4. ^ Rabinovich, Abraham (29 November 2007). "David Rubinger's third eye". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 December 2008.[permanent dead link]

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