BIO
1940 Born in Israel
1960-1964 Hebrew University, Jerusalem. B.A. in Philosophy and Bible Studies.
1965-1967 High–school teacher.
1972 Starting as a professional photographer, specializing in portraits, stills for movies and
photojournalism for major papers in Israel and abroad.
1972 Stills for Billy Two Hats, starring Gregory Peck.
1973 Stills for The Dove, by invitation of Gregory Peck, film’s producer. Location around the world.
1975 Stills for The Sellout, starring Richard Widmark, Oliver Reed ect.
1976 Stills for The Sorcerer, starring Roy Scheider, directed by W. Friedkin.
Photographer for Jerusalem Post and Ha’aretz Israeli newspapers, freelancing
For New York Times, New York Times Magazin, London Times, Die Zeit ect.
1989 to now Photo-Essay and art photographer.
Exhibitions:
One Woman Show:
1980 - Aliza Auerbach’s America. American Culture Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
1992 - Aliya. Ein Harod Museum, Ein Harod, Israel.
1995 - The Jewish Ethiopian Immigration. Journalist House, Budapest, Hungary.
1997-1999 - Mothers on Earth. Travelling exhibiton in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
2001 - Aliya. Israeli Embassy, Washington, U.S.A.
Palm Trees – an Israeli Requiem. Cove Park, Scotland
2003 - Elegy. Bet Gabriel at the Kinneret, Jordan Valley, Israel.
2004 - Passages. Vision Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel.
2013 - Survivors. The Knesset (House of Parliament). Jerusalem, Israel.
1974 - Youth of Israel. commissioned by the Israeli Foreign Office .traveling the world.
1990 - Pioneers. Ein-Harod Museum, Ein Harod, Israel.
1993 - Aliya. The Knesset (Israeli Parlament), Jerusalem, Israel.
1995 - Russian and Ethiopian Immigration. New London, Connecticut, U.S.A.
1999 - Mothers on Earth. International Book Fair, Jerusalem, Israel.
2001 - Aliya & Pioneers . Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam, Holland.
Lene. Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
2003 - Aliya. Center for Jewish History, New York, New York.
2007 - The Song of the Sea. Bineth Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1979 - Growing Old. Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel.
1992 - Aliya. Judescope, La Defence, Paris, France.
1994 - Pioneers & Aliya. Gallery of Photography, Warsaw, Poland.
1996 - Life in Photography. Tel-Hai Photography Museum, Tel-Hai, Israel.
2000 - Mothers on Earth. Hulon Theatre Gallery, Hulon, Israel.
2002 - Ruins. Bezalel Academy of Art Gallery. Jerusalem, Israel.
2003 - From Adis to Jerusalem. Lochamey Hagetaot Gallery.
2004 - Elegy. Ben-Gurion University Galleries, Beer Sheeba, Israel.
2008 - The Song of the Sea. Kofler Art Centre, Toronto, Canada
2014 - Readers. The Public Library. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Group Shows:
1978 - Five Photojournalists Women, Artists House, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
1973 - Jerusalem City of Mankind. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.
1979 - Peace with Egypt. Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
1973 - Jerusalem City of Mankind. Jewish Museum, NewYork, U.S.A.
1989 - Children at Play. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.
1989 - Opening of the Photography Pavilion at Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.
1991 - Patterns of Jewish Life in the World. Gropius House, Berlin, Germany.
1990 - Fotoforum Ruzomberok , Ceskoslovensko.
1994 - Our Mothers. Traveling in Edinburgh, London, Paris.
1991 - Masks. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.
1995 - Self Portrait. Traveling in Israel.
1996 - Image de la Mere. The Photography Month, Paris, France
2000 - Eight Photographers. The New Gallery. Jerusalem, Israel.
1996 - China through Foreign Eyes. History Museum, Beijing, China.
2000 - One Hundred Years of Photography in Israel. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.
1998 - Kadima. Fiftieth anniversary of Israel. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.
2001- Golden Aging. The Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel.
2001- From Mirror to Memory. Mane–Katz House, Haifa, Israel.
2002 - Lebanon: Twenty Years. Kibbutz Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
2001- Between the Mountain and the Sea. Haifa Museums, Israel.
2002 - There Will Be a Tomorrow. Um-El-Fachem Art Gallery, Israel.
2002 - Oh Land, My Land. .Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv.
2003 - Ruins. Time for Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
2003 - Israeli photographers. Rimonim Gallery, South Hampton New York..
2006 - Equal and Less Equal. Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem Israel.
2003 - The Art of Aging. Hebrew Union College, New York, New York.
2006 - Real Women. Comme Il Faut Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
2004 - Framed Landscape. University of Haifa Gallery, Israel.
2007 - The Other Sea. The Artists House, Jerusalem.
2007 - Stills. The Gallery. Oranim Art Instiute. Kiryat Tivon.
2008 - The Song of the Beggers. Bait Avichai, Jerusalem.
2007- Jerusalem, 40 Years of Documentry Photography. The Social Gallery, Musrara, Jerusalem.
2008 - Mobile Multi Art. Museum for Israeli Art, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
2008 - To know the Fire. Florentin 45, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
2009 - Last Summer. Photo and Video exhibiton at The Station, Tel-Aviv.
2009 - Israeli and Palestinian Artists. Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia.
2013 - Ethiopia – The Land of Wonders. Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2013 - Man and Landscape. The Open Museum, Omer Industrial Park, Beer Sheva, Israe.l
2013 - Interior Planning. Interior Office, Jerusalem.
Publications:
Solo Photo Albums:
1986 - Jerusalem Poems by Yehuda Amichai, photography by Aliza Auerbach. Schoken Publishers, Israel.
1973 - What Do The Pictures Say. A children’s Book. Alim Publishing House, Israel.
1986 - Spy Out the Land. Keter publishing house, Israel.
1983 - Stone Bird, Jerusalem Poetry Anthology, photography by Aliza Auerbach. Shva Publishers, Israel.
1988 - The Knesset (House of Parlament), Israel Museum, Israel.
1990 - Pioneers. MOD Publishers, Israel.
1997 - Mothers on Earth. S.Fischer, Germany.
1992 - Aliya. MOD Publishers, Israel.
1998 - Imahot-Imahut. Hebrew edition to Mothers on Earth. Steimazky Publishers, Israel.
1992 - Olim. Hebrew Edition to Aliya. MOD Publishers, Israel.
2003 - Women At Work. Keter Publishing House, Israel.
2003 - Lene. Museum for Israeli Art Publisher, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
2008 - Mothers on Earth. New Hebrew Edition. Modan Publication house, Israel.
2004 - Elegy. Ben-Gurion University Galleries Publishers, Beer Sheeba, Israel.
2009 - Survivors. Yad Ben Zvi Publication , Jerusalem, Israel.
2007 - The Song of the Sea. An Artist Album, Edition of 23 copies.
2010 - To be a Mother. Text Tamar Mor-Sela, Yediot Acharonot, Israel.
2011 - The Exquisite Taste of Shigorensky's Figs. Hakibutz Hameuchad Publishing House, Tel Aviv
2012 - Survivors. English edition. Gefen Publishing House, Israel.
2013 - Readers. The National Library of Israel.
Collective Photo Albums:
1974 - Photography Year Book. Fountain Press, England.
1973 - Photography Year Book, Fountain Press, England.
1974 - Jerusalem, City of Mankind. Grossman Publishers, Viking Press, New York.
1973 - Israel at Twenty Five. Masada Press, Israel.
1974 - Stormy Years. Bible Land Publishers, Israel.
1977 - Jerusalem, Most Fair of Cities. Amon Publishing House, Israel.
1978 - Jerusalem, Schonste der Stadte.Editions Armon, Jerusalem.
1977 - Family of Children. Ridge Press, New York.
1978 - The Glory of Jerusalem. Jerusalem Publishing House, Israel.
1977 - Arabesque. VNR, Holland.
1979 - Family of Woman. Ridge Press, New York.
1985 - The Israelis. Abrams Publishers, New York.
1998 - Testaments of Israel. Photo Publishing Company Limited, London.
1991- Stork, How is Our Land. A Children’s Book. Israel Museum.
2000 - Between the Mountain and the Sea. Haifa Museums Jewish Holidays. Stewart, Tabori and Chang. New York.
1996 - Our Mothers. Stewart, Tabori and Chang, New York.
2000 - From Mirror ro Memory. Mane’-katz Museum, Haifa
2001- From the ends of the Earth .The Jews in the Twentieth Century by Sir Martin Gilbert. Cassell&co,UK.
2006 - Equal and Less Equal. Museum on the Seam Publication, Jerusalem, Israel.
2009 - The Beracha Foundation: Through an Israeli Lens.
2013 - Ethiopia – The Land of Wonders. Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
Curatorship
2007-2008 Ten Photo exhibitions in The New Gallery at Beit Gavriel in the Kinneret. .Each exhibition included three photographers representing three generations: Veterans, Middle Age generation and Young generation.
Collections:
Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Tel-Aviv Museum, Israel; Ein-Harod Museum, Israel; Tel-Hai Museum, Israel;
Museum for Israeli Art, Ramt-Gan, Israel: Museum on the Seam,Jerusalem. Doron Sabag Collection, Israel. Gabi Brown Collection, Israel, private collections in U.S.A. Canada, Europe and Israel.
Prizes:
1993 - Third prize UNESCO International Photo Contest. Subject: The Family.
1989 - Third prize NPCI (Nikon Photo Contest International).
1995 - American Express prize in UNESCO International Photo Contest. Subject: Living Together.
1993 - Second prize NPCI (Nikon Photo Contest International).
First prize for China in Foreign Eyes, International Photo Contest.
1996 - Second prize for China in Foreign Eyes, International Photo Contest.
1998 - Second prize NPCI (Nikon Photo Contest International).