Isaac Frenkel Frenel is considered as the Ben Gourion of the Israeli Art. He established in Jaffa the artists cooperative « Hatomer » and an artists’ studio in « Herzlia » gymnasium.

  He took part in the first art exhibition in Israel where he exhibited abstract paintings. He established the « Masad » and « Eged » studios of art and directed the studio of painting arts of the « Histradut » in Yavne St., Tel Aviv, where the influence from Paris was clearly visible.

    Among his students: Shimshon Holtsman, Mordechay Levanon, David Hendler, Joseph Kossonogi, Tsiona Tajar, Genia Berger, Nehamia Shtenzel, etc. Along with them were « Betsalel » students: Avigdor Stemastky, Yehezkel Streichman, Moshe Castel, Leon Fein, Arie Aroch and Aharon Avni.