Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYael Atzmoni in front of a ceramic firing kiln. Credit: Naama GrynbaumIsraeli artist Yael Atzmony researched the horrors of Sobibor, the death camp where her father was imprisoned as a teenager – and transformed them into porcelain05:26 PM • August 13 2026 IDTWhen artist Yael Atzmony was four years old, she realized that her father was "important." She understood that something was going on and that everyone was talking about it. It was 1961, the Eichmann trial was underway, and her father, Dov Freiberg, was one of the witnesses. At the age of 16, he survived the 1943 uprising in the Sobibor death camp, and his testimony during the trial was aired on Israeli radio.In the News'We're Not Nazis. This Isn't an Extermination Machine as During the Holocaust'Longing, Dread and Humor Mingle in Songs Israeli Hostage Wrote in CaptivityNew Eurovision Rule Change Could Prevent Israel From Hosting in the FutureIsraelis Don't Dance to Forget What They've Committed. Sometimes They Just DanceShe Documents Settler Arson Attacks: 'This Fire Will Be Turned Against Us Too'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsNew Middle East Pact Seen in Israel as Sign of Waning U.S. Influence