Ze’ev Wilhelm Aleksandrowicz was born in Kraków in 1905. He received a Polish and Hebrew education, and embraced Zionism in his youth. While still in school, he received a camera from his aunt and made extensive use of it.
He later devoted most of his time to travelling through Poland and wider Europe, taking photographs along the way. He also journeyed to Japan during an around-the-world tour in 1934 and made multiple visits to Palestine (1932-1934 and again in 1935-1936). These journeys occasioned a collection of thousands of negatives.
During one of his visits to Palestine, he met his future wife, Lea Chelouche, the daughter of a prominent Sephardic family. After their marriage, the couple settled in Tel Aviv and had four children. Shortly thereafter, Aleksandrowicz gave up photography.
Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz died in Tel Aviv in 1992. Eleven years after his death, one of his grandchildren accidentally discovered a suitcase that contained over 15,000 negatives.
The Polish-Israeli youth exchange was made possible due to the financial support from the Polish Ministry of Education.
He later devoted most of his time to travelling through Poland and wider Europe, taking photographs along the way. He also journeyed to Japan during an around-the-world tour in 1934 and made multiple visits to Palestine (1932-1934 and again in 1935-1936). These journeys occasioned a collection of thousands of negatives.
During one of his visits to Palestine, he met his future wife, Lea Chelouche, the daughter of a prominent Sephardic family. After their marriage, the couple settled in Tel Aviv and had four children. Shortly thereafter, Aleksandrowicz gave up photography.
Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz died in Tel Aviv in 1992. Eleven years after his death, one of his grandchildren accidentally discovered a suitcase that contained over 15,000 negatives.
The Polish-Israeli youth exchange was made possible due to the financial support from the Polish Ministry of Education.