Gali Huss

Gali Huss was born in 1944 in Ein HaYam

Gali Huss was born on January 10, 1944, in Kibbutz Ein HaYam, later Kibbutz Ein Carmel. His father Shmuel was a member of the Palyam, and his mother was Ahuva Huss. He attended elementary and high school on his kibbutz.

He served as a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade and later worked with youth. In the reserves he fought in the Six-Day War, the Yom Kippur War and the First Lebanon War. In Lebanon he refused to take a hospital in the Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp until it was evacuated of patients, civilians and medical staff.

From 1965 to 1968 he studied graphic design at Bezalel. He taught at Bezalel, the University of Haifa and WIZO Haifa College, where he developed classes in graphic thinking. His work covers posters, logos, typography, book covers, calendars and environmental design.

He wrote the song about Yehuda Eshkol, who fell at Ammunition Hill, set to music by Natan Cohen. In 2018 he received an honor from the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. He is married to Naomi, granddaughter of Ben-Zion Dinur, and lives and works in Ein Hod.