9 3 6 ▁he ▁began ▁design ing ▁sets ▁and ▁cost umes ▁for ▁the ▁" Ha O hel " ▁the ater . ▁He ▁will ▁continue ▁eng aging ▁in ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁work ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁continu ing ▁his ▁work ▁both ▁for ▁the ▁" Ha O hel " ▁the ater ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁" Ha B ima " ▁the ater . ▁During ▁that ▁same ▁period ▁he ▁also ▁painted ▁port ra its ▁of ▁several ▁famous ▁actors ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁said ▁the aters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁he ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁journey , ▁painting ▁Israel ▁from ▁point ▁to ▁point , ▁North ▁to ▁South . ▁He ▁painted ▁Saf ed , ▁Jerusalem , ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁the ▁Neg ev ▁desert ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Gal ile e . ▁He ▁made ▁ 1 3 ▁exhib itions ▁on ▁the ▁mot if ▁of ▁Saf ed ▁up - to ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁on wards : ▁historical ▁artist ▁and ▁international ▁success ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁independence , ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁record ▁historic ▁mil est ones ▁in ▁the ▁Israel ' s ▁story . ▁P ain ting ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁K ness et ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁ID F . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 2 0 ▁M K