Lives of the First World War

Nachum Gutman (October 15, 1898 – November 28, 1980) was an Israeli painter, sculptor, and author. Nachum Gutman was born in Teleneşti, Bessarabia Governorate, then a part of the Russian Empire (now in the Republic of Moldova). He was the fourth child of Sim[c]ha Alter and Rivka Gutman. His father was a Hebrew writer and educator who wrote under the pen name S. Ben Zion. In 1903, the family moved to Odessa, and two years later, to Ottoman Palestine. In 1908, Gutman attended the Herzliya Gymnasium in what would later become Tel Aviv. In 1912, he studied at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem and later served in the Jewish Legion. In 1920–26, he studied art in Vienna, Berlin and Paris.

Nachum Gutman (October 15, 1898 – November 28, 1980) was an Israeli painter, sculptor, and author. Born in Teleneşti, Bessarabia Governorate, then a part of the Russian Empire (now in the Republic of Moldova). He was the fourth child of Sim[c]ha Alter and Rivka Gutman. His father was a Hebrew writer and educator who wrote under the pen name S. Ben Zion. In 1903, the family moved to Odessa, and two years later, to Ottoman Palestine. In 1908, Gutman attended the Herzliya Gymnasium in what would later become Tel Aviv. In 1912, he studied at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem an later served in the Jewish Legion. In 1920–26, he studied art in Vienna, Berlin and Paris.