Hannah Yakin is an Israeli artist. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating She was born in Amsterdam in 1933 as Hannah van Hulst. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During World War II, when she couldn't go to school and no paper was available, she used to erase what was written in old copybooks to compose and illustrate poems and stories, or to invent plays for the family to act. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging After sundown she would sit on the stairs and improvise on a violin while her sisters danced in the dark. Strange as it may appear, these were happy times in which necessity bore creativity.
After the war she went to high school and studied art in Utrecht and in Paris with Paul Colin. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Paul Colin ( 27 June 1892 in Nancy, France - 18 June 1985 in Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a French poster In 1956 she emigrated to Israel where she met and married the artist Abraham Yakin. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aliyah ( refers to Jewish Immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948 the State of Israel) Abraham Yakin was born in 1924 in Jerusalem. During the Second World War he joined the British Navy and served three years in the Mediterranean During the first years of her marriage she concentrated chiefly on the themes of pregnancy, birth-giving and motherhood. After 1965 she created two large series of etchings, one about evolution, the other about music and musicians. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In 1978 she took up writing, this time in English. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Some of her short stories were published in American and Canadian literary magazines. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter A number of her stories were recently broadcast by the BBC World Service. She has published three illustrated books in small editions, as collectors' items. [{Category:Israeli Jews]]