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Born in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], he showed a talent for art as a child and studied art in school. After [[Kristallnacht]] (November 9–10, 1938), Willie fled from [[Nazi]] Germany to the British Mandate of [[Palestine]], while his brothers Edward and Julius fled to the [[United States]], his brother Hy to [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. All later moved to the US. Another sister, Shoshana, also fled to Palestine.
Born in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], he showed a talent for art as a child and studied art in school. After [[Kristallnacht]] (November 9–10, 1938), Willie fled from [[Nazi]] Germany to the British Mandate of [[Palestine]], while his brothers Edward and Julius fled to the [[United States]], his brother Hy to [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. All later moved to the US. Another sister, Shoshana, also fled to Palestine.


Willie's younger sister, Maria, stayed in Germany, but her parents Jacob and Sima were forcibly deported to [[Poland]] in [[1939]], In June 1942, she found an empty apartment, her parents apparently taken by the Nazis. She and her newlywed husband Abraham Schlesinger were among those saved by Oskar Schindler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oskarschindler.com/list.htm |title=Schindlers entire List |publisher=Oskarschindler.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> After World War II they also emigrated to the US.
Willie's younger sister, Margot Wind, stayed in Germany with her parents Jacob and Sima Wind. All three were forcibly deported to [[Tarnow]], [[Poland]] in [[1939]]. On June 10, 1942, Margot came home to an empty apartment, her parents apparently taken by the Nazis. Soon thereafter, she married Charles "Chaskel" Schlesinger, 10 years her senior.<ref>http://www.worldcat.org/title/schindlers-legacy-true-stories-of-the-list-survivors/oclc/31132329</ref>. Through a series of she called "miracles," she and her husband were both rescued by [[Oskar Schindler]].


Margot is incorrectly listed as "Hania Schlesinger" on List 2, Line 233, and Chaskel is listed by his [[Hebrew name]], "Abraham Schlesinger" on List 1, Line 37) on Schindler's List.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Schindlerjuden</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oskarschindler.com/list.htm |title=Schindlers entire List |publisher=Oskarschindler.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> After traveling safely to [[France]] after [[World War II]], they emigrated to the [[USA]].
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In Palestine, Willie joined the Palmach and pursued his art career.

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In Palestine, he joined the [[Palmach]] and pursued his art career.


In 1948, he won a design competition for the new State of Israel's coat of arms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinosoria.com/israel_naissance.html |title=Israel. Naissance d'un Etat. En Images. Dinosoria |publisher=Dinosoria.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> Israel's [[Knesset]] eventually adopted a modified version of Wind's design.
In 1948, he won a design competition for the new State of Israel's coat of arms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dinosoria.com/israel_naissance.html |title=Israel. Naissance d'un Etat. En Images. Dinosoria |publisher=Dinosoria.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> Israel's [[Knesset]] eventually adopted a modified version of Wind's design.


He also designed among the first [[postage stamps]] for [[United Nations]]<ref>http://archive.is/9Twwx</REF>
After migrating to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], USA, in 1954 to join his three brothers and sister, he designed stamps for United Nations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/18945415 |title=News-Journal › 4 September 1955 › Page 28 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1955-09-04 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=csurtus |url=http://csurtus.blog.hu/2007/12/14/roma_titusz_diadalive |title=Róma - Titusz diadalíve - Csurtusék utazásai |publisher=Csurtus.blog.hu |date=2007-12-14 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>
and stained-glass windows for synagogues in Chicago <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sh.org/nt/nt_history.html |title=Ner Tamid Ezra Habonim Congregation of Northtown |publisher=Sh.org |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> and [[Coconut Creek]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bethshalomcc.org |title=Cong. Beth Shalom of Coconut Creek |publisher=Bethshalomcc.org |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/18945415 |title=News-Journal › 4 September 1955 › Page 28 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=1955-09-04 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=csurtus |url=http://csurtus.blog.hu/2007/12/14/roma_titusz_diadalive |title=Róma - Titusz diadalíve - Csurtusék utazásai |publisher=Csurtus.blog.hu |date=2007-12-14 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> and many stamps for Israel, including a 1951 [[Jewish National Fund]] 80Pr Tab Strip
<ref>http://picclick.com/Israel-1960-Airmail-Set-of-MNH-Stamps-Signed-141045505392.html</ref> <ref>http://picclick.com/Israel-1951-JNF-80Pr-Tab-Strip-signed-by-380604011210.html</ref>

After migrating to [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], USA, in 1954 to join his three brothers Edward, Hy (Chaim), and Julius, and his sister Margot, he designed commemorative stamps for newly-independent [[Ghana]]<ref>http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49967560</REF> and stained-glass windows for synagogues in Chicago <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sh.org/nt/nt_history.html |title=Ner Tamid Ezra Habonim Congregation of Northtown |publisher=Sh.org |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> and [[Coconut Creek]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bethshalomcc.org |title=Cong. Beth Shalom of Coconut Creek |publisher=Bethshalomcc.org |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>


Over the next 40 years, Willie worked on a variety of artistic and creative projects, both commercial and religious, in Israel and the United States. He co-founded Creative Design Board,<ref>{{cite web|author=Creative Design Board |url=http://www.switchboard.com/business/creative-design-board-chicago-il |title=Creative Design Board in Chicago, IL - 773-243-2260 |publisher=Switchboard.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> which he eventually sold to Foster & Kleiser,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notablekleisers.blogspot.com/2007/08/foster-and-kleiser-outdoor-billboard.html |title=NOTABLE KLEISER'S: FOSTER and KLEISER - The History of Outdoor Advertising |publisher=Notablekleisers.blogspot.com |date=1986-09-15 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> a major designer of corporate artwork and billboards, now owner by [[Clear Channel]] Outdoors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clearchanneloutdoor.com/about-us/company-history |title=Company History |publisher=Clear Channel Outdoor |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>
Over the next 40 years, he worked on a variety of artistic and creative projects, both commercial and religious, in Israel and the United States. He co-founded Creative Design Board,<ref>{{cite web|author=Creative Design Board |url=http://www.switchboard.com/business/creative-design-board-chicago-il |title=Creative Design Board in Chicago, IL - 773-243-2260 |publisher=Switchboard.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> which he eventually sold to Foster & Kleiser,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://notablekleisers.blogspot.com/2007/08/foster-and-kleiser-outdoor-billboard.html |title=NOTABLE KLEISER'S: FOSTER and KLEISER - The History of Outdoor Advertising |publisher=Notablekleisers.blogspot.com |date=1986-09-15 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref> a major designer of corporate artwork and billboards, now owner by [[Clear Channel]] Outdoors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clearchanneloutdoor.com/about-us/company-history |title=Company History |publisher=Clear Channel Outdoor |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>


He was married to Pnina (Schwartzbard) Wind (b. 1914) and had one daughter, Gail (Yael) Wind Schneiderman. Both live in the near north suburbs of Chicago.
He was married to Pnina (Schwartzbard) Wind (b. 1914) and had one daughter, Gail (Yael) Wind Schneiderman. Both live in the near north suburbs of Chicago.

Revision as of 03:39, 27 November 2013

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Willie Wind's winning design for the coat of arms of the State of Israel. No copyright exists because it is an official governmental item, such as a flag, state emblem, banknote or postage stamp, from a country where such items are exempt from copyright according to local law.

Willie Wolf Wind (1913-1995) was a graphic artist and graphic designer.[1]

Born in Berlin, Germany, he showed a talent for art as a child and studied art in school. After Kristallnacht (November 9–10, 1938), Willie fled from Nazi Germany to the British Mandate of Palestine, while his brothers Edward and Julius fled to the United States, his brother Hy to Shanghai, China. All later moved to the US. Another sister, Shoshana, also fled to Palestine.

Willie's younger sister, Margot Wind, stayed in Germany with her parents Jacob and Sima Wind. All three were forcibly deported to Tarnow, Poland in 1939. On June 10, 1942, Margot came home to an empty apartment, her parents apparently taken by the Nazis. Soon thereafter, she married Charles "Chaskel" Schlesinger, 10 years her senior.[2]. Through a series of she called "miracles," she and her husband were both rescued by Oskar Schindler.

Margot is incorrectly listed as "Hania Schlesinger" on List 2, Line 233, and Chaskel is listed by his Hebrew name, "Abraham Schlesinger" on List 1, Line 37) on Schindler's List.[3] [4] After traveling safely to France after World War II, they emigrated to the USA.

In Palestine, he joined the Palmach and pursued his art career.

In 1948, he won a design competition for the new State of Israel's coat of arms.[5] Israel's Knesset eventually adopted a modified version of Wind's design.

He also designed among the first postage stamps for United Nations[6] [7][8] and many stamps for Israel, including a 1951 Jewish National Fund 80Pr Tab Strip [9] [10]

After migrating to Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1954 to join his three brothers Edward, Hy (Chaim), and Julius, and his sister Margot, he designed commemorative stamps for newly-independent Ghana[11] and stained-glass windows for synagogues in Chicago [12] and Coconut Creek, Florida.[13]

Over the next 40 years, he worked on a variety of artistic and creative projects, both commercial and religious, in Israel and the United States. He co-founded Creative Design Board,[14] which he eventually sold to Foster & Kleiser,[15] a major designer of corporate artwork and billboards, now owner by Clear Channel Outdoors.[16]

He was married to Pnina (Schwartzbard) Wind (b. 1914) and had one daughter, Gail (Yael) Wind Schneiderman. Both live in the near north suburbs of Chicago.

References

  1. ^ "Willie Wind". Wikibin.org. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. ^ http://www.worldcat.org/title/schindlers-legacy-true-stories-of-the-list-survivors/oclc/31132329
  3. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Schindlerjuden
  4. ^ "Schindlers entire List". Oskarschindler.com. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  5. ^ "Israel. Naissance d'un Etat. En Images. Dinosoria". Dinosoria.com. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  6. ^ http://archive.is/9Twwx
  7. ^ "News-Journal › 4 September 1955 › Page 28". Newspapers.com. 1955-09-04. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  8. ^ csurtus (2007-12-14). "Róma - Titusz diadalíve - Csurtusék utazásai". Csurtus.blog.hu. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  9. ^ http://picclick.com/Israel-1960-Airmail-Set-of-MNH-Stamps-Signed-141045505392.html
  10. ^ http://picclick.com/Israel-1951-JNF-80Pr-Tab-Strip-signed-by-380604011210.html
  11. ^ http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49967560
  12. ^ "Ner Tamid Ezra Habonim Congregation of Northtown". Sh.org. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  13. ^ "Cong. Beth Shalom of Coconut Creek". Bethshalomcc.org. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  14. ^ Creative Design Board. "Creative Design Board in Chicago, IL - 773-243-2260". Switchboard.com. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  15. ^ "NOTABLE KLEISER'S: FOSTER and KLEISER - The History of Outdoor Advertising". Notablekleisers.blogspot.com. 1986-09-15. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  16. ^ "Company History". Clear Channel Outdoor. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
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