Emmanuel Ronkin, born on a kibbutz in Israel, died in the Six Days War (1967) at the age of 26. After his death his artistic work was exhibited in all major museums in Israel.

Emmanuel Ronkin was born into a family of artists at kibbutz Kfar Massaryk in 1941; his mother is the painter Bluma Odes and his grandfather painted the pillars' ornamentation in his town's synagogues.
From his early childhood he showed a love for art - dancing, acting, painting - and was attracted to study the humanistic subjects. In time his love of drawing and painting came to the fore and became his sole object in life. even before he finished school he began systematically working at his art. Joining the army, he was posted to the armoured corps and served as a tank gunner.