honorable mention
Gili Yaari israel
title
MENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
Most of the patients at Shaar Menashe, never established a family and throughout the years, they moved from one mental institution to another. For decades they lived at the edge of Israeli society without any capability of living a normal life. Because of their age, many of them need nursing treatment. They live the horror and inferno as if it happened yesterday, hearing voices, suffering from nightmares, confusing illusions and reality. They spend most of the day staring into the distance, hardly speaking and sometimes mumbling while sucking a single cigarette every hour.
Gili's works were published in New York Times, Time, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, Corierra Della Serra, The Guardian, Financial Times, Les Echos, VISION China and PRIVATE Magazine among other international and Israeli magazines and daily papers. Since 2007 he is a contributing photographer for the Jerusalem based photo agency Flash90.
Yaari has participated in several group exhibitions in Israel and worldwide. His work was awarded in various international photography competitions like 'Prix de la Photography Paris' (PX3) and 'International Photography Awards' (IPA), among others.
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entry description
Shaar Menashe Mental Health Center for Holocaust survivors in Pardes Hanna, Israel, managed by the Israeli Association for Public Health, is a home for about 70 Holocaust survivors. Most of them, who were children during the Holocaust, lost many or all of their family members. Along the years they emigrated to Israel, tried to integrate into the Israeli society and build their new lives but they were driven insane by their childhood experiences, and instead, they ended up in mental institutions. Sixty Five years afer the end of WWII, they are still living the horror.Most of the patients at Shaar Menashe, never established a family and throughout the years, they moved from one mental institution to another. For decades they lived at the edge of Israeli society without any capability of living a normal life. Because of their age, many of them need nursing treatment. They live the horror and inferno as if it happened yesterday, hearing voices, suffering from nightmares, confusing illusions and reality. They spend most of the day staring into the distance, hardly speaking and sometimes mumbling while sucking a single cigarette every hour.
about the photographer
Gili Yaari is an Israel-based photojournalist specializing in documentary and news photography. In his work, Gili focuses on social and humanitarian issues.Gili's works were published in New York Times, Time, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, Corierra Della Serra, The Guardian, Financial Times, Les Echos, VISION China and PRIVATE Magazine among other international and Israeli magazines and daily papers. Since 2007 he is a contributing photographer for the Jerusalem based photo agency Flash90.
Yaari has participated in several group exhibitions in Israel and worldwide. His work was awarded in various international photography competitions like 'Prix de la Photography Paris' (PX3) and 'International Photography Awards' (IPA), among others.
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