Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Harry Araten (1936-2001) lived and studied in New York from 1940-1968 before moving to Israel. Araten exhibited internationally from 1965 and was a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of Araten's published credits include "Seven Animal Stories for Children", "Essential Jewish Trivia Book for Kids", and "A Child’s First Book of Jewish Holidays". He was also an accomplished and widely exhibited watercolorist and serigrapher.