A GOLD COAST hairdresser is hopeful that his painting of the late Shimon Peres will raise much-needed funds to save the life of a friend battling cancer in Israel.
Moty Grau, who is originally from Israel but has lived in Australia for more than ten years, enjoys painting as a hobby. He created the artwork shortly after the former Israeli leader passed away last month.
“He was a great man,” Grau told The AJN. “He represents a lot of goodness, [and] probably the last of a generation that disappears now from Israel. He’s definitely someone we’re all going to miss.”
The portrait is now up for auction, and Grau explained that all proceeds will go towards a good friend of his in Israel, Noa Bozna.
Read the article by Phoebe Roth in the Australian Jewish News.