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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Renowned designer, activist David Tartakover, dies at 81
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Renowned graphic designer and political activist David Tartakover has died at age 81 from complications with Parkinson’s disease, according to Israel media sources.
Tartakover called himself a local designer, tackling subjects and issues that concern Israel.
He designed the now-familiar logo for Peace Now in 1978, with his work becoming the name of the organization and one of Israel’s first political bumper stickers.
The Haifa-born designer was a paratrooper in the IDF, and later fought as a reservist in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
The Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate was known for his self-produced posters dealing with the Israel-Palestinian conflict, and his work won numerous prizes in Israel and abroad.
His works are part of major collections in Israel and worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Jewish Museum in New York, the Library of Congress in Washington, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the National Library in Paris, and museums of applied arts in Zurich and Hamburg.
Tartakover was awarded the Israel Prize in 2002.
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