Meir Ronnen

Meir (Mike) Ronnen (1926 – August 30, 2009) was an Israeli journalist, political cartoonist, art critic, and illustrator.

In 1945–46 he drew portraits of Japanese war criminals at the hearings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo.

In 1956, he adopted the Hebrew name 'Ronnen' upon being appointed emissary of the Jewish Agency to South Africa and Rhodesia.

In his position as art editor, which continued until 2008, he wrote thousands of articles, including book reviews on topics ranging from art to science to Judaica to history, a column on the happenings of the international auction houses, and reviews of both local and international exhibitions.

He also drew a daily political cartoon for the Jerusalem Post, and illustrated and published numerous books.