Shosh Kormosh

Shosh Kormosh was an Israeli artist and photographer known for her hand-processed black-and-white photographs.

1948 to 2001Hand-processed black-and-white photographsArt on Holocaust memoryPortrait photography for Ha-ir

Born: 20 January 1948, Regensburg
Died: 19 November 2001, Tel Aviv
Occupation: photographer, photojournalist, portrait photographer

Shosh Kormosh was born in 1948 in Regensburg

Kormosh was born Roza Perlmutter in Regensburg, Germany, in 1948. Her parents, Sima and Shabtai Perlmutter, were Holocaust survivors from Dęblin in Poland. In 1949 the family moved to Israel and later settled in the Yad Eliyahu area's Bitzaron neighborhood of Tel Aviv.

She studied at HaMidrasha, the art teachers' college in Ramat Hasharon, where she came to photography. Her teachers included Moshe Gershuni, Boaz Tal and Deganit Berest.

From 1988 to 1992 she worked as a photojournalist for the Tel Aviv paper Ha-ir, focusing on portraits as well as dance and theater. She taught photography at HaMidrasha from 1992 and later at Shenkar College. Her work combined photography with painting methods and dealt with loss, mourning and the memory of the Holocaust.

She lived in Tel Aviv with her partner, the painter Meir Franco, and her 2 sons. Kormosh died of cancer in 2001. A memorial plaque was placed at the entrance to their home on King George Street.