Sara Kishon

Israeli musician and art collector (1931–2002)

Sara Kishon
Born	Sara Lipovitz (1931-10-08)8 October 1931 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died	24 March 2002(2002-03-24) (aged 70) Tel Aviv, Israel
Spouse(s)	Ephraim Kishon (1959–2002) Two children: Amir Kishon, Renana Kishon

Sara Kishon (Hebrew: שרה קישון; October 8, 1931 – March 24, 2002) was a pianist, art collector, and the wife of the Israeli author and satirist Ephraim Kishon.

Biography

Sara was a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York with a Master's in Music and Piano.^[1]

Ephraim and Sara Kishon got married in 1959.^[2] Sara Kishon was known in Kishon's books as the "Little Woman" or "The Best Wife of All". Sara was a significant driving force in Ephraim Kishon's career and international success. Sara is the mother of Amir and Renana Kishon.

In 1975, Sara and Ephraim Kishon established The Kishon Gallery.^[3] It quickly became a leading gallery in its field, participating in many art fairs in Europe. In 2009 the gallery was renovated with additional space for contemporary art emphasizing fresh, young, cultural activity in a meticulous exhibition space by daughter Renana Kishon.^[4]

In 1998, Sara Kishon published her first book,^[5] gathering her favorite Kishon's stories in one book, with her comments and stories.