[1] Ephraim (Yafim) Roeytenberg, known as "Fima" or "Pima", was born 22 December 1914 and grew up in Harbin, China.
[4] Roeytenberg studied in a Russian high school in Harbin, where he learned Chinese as well.
After graduating secondary school in 1933, he moved to Shanghai, where he studied architecture while taking painting classes at night.
During the 1950s, he made contacts with contemporary artists in Israel and explored new ways of painting.
[3] In 1961, Roeytenberg moved to Paris, where he developed an association with the Jacques Massol gallery.