In Israel, he died a famous photographer and photographer, winner of the Israel Prize (1997) David Rubinger. He was 92 years old.

Rubinger was born in Vienna. In 1938, after Austria's accession to the Nazi Germany, went down in history as the "Anschluss", his father was sent to the Dachau concentration camp, and the family along with the other Jews of the Austrian capital was placed in a Jewish ghetto established there.

In 1939, at age 15 Rubinger immigrated to Israel with the support of the Zionist movement "Aliyat ha-Noar".

In 1942, 18-year-old David Rubinger fought in the "Jewish Brigade" against the Nazis in North Africa and then Europe.

His first photograph of the future famous reporter made in 1945. Many years later he recalled it this way:.

"I chose the profession of photojournalist, not imagining what was going on. I was then a young soldier of the Jewish Brigade of the British Army during the Second World War.

From a young Parisian woman named Claudette in 1945, I received a gift - a 35 mm camera Argos. Never before had I was holding the camera, even the simplest Kodak. And I fell in love. And Claudette and photographing. And I thought it was - what I want to do in your life.

And I was awarded a lifetime engaged in one of the most exciting professions in the world. And not just as well in a unique time - from the very first days of the State of Israel and to our times.

I am honored to see the founding fathers of the vicinity, to capture on his camera as a minority in the 600,000 souls has become a nation of seven million. I am honored to capture great victories and together with them - and the horrors of war to capture the hope and joy of the world. I spent many unforgettable hours with the greatest representatives of the nation in aircraft El Al Airlines. Prime ministers, too, sometimes, fall asleep on long flights, and they, too, sometimes, swollen legs ".

In 1946, on the recommendation of then young Israeli journalist Uri Avnery David Rubinger was hired photojournalist edition of "Ha-ha-ze olyam", and a few years later began to work in Time magazine. With this edition Rubinger bind long creative collaboration. His contract with Time was terminated only in 2010, when the photographer was 86 years old.

David Rubinger was "pet photographer" Many Israeli leaders:

David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, Ariel Sharon, and others. He shot a lot of war. His picture of Israeli paratroopers shot at the Western Wall in 1967, after the battle for Jerusalem, went around the world and became a symbol of the liberated capital of Israel.

In 1997 Rubinger made a "remake" of the photo with the same characters - soldiers of the 2nd company of 66 Battalion of the 55th Parachute Brigade Zion Karasanti, Yitzhak Yifat and Haim Orsha.

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