Karl Katz, sometimes spelled Carl,See photo caption of Carl Katz, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Tom Hess at a Reception at the French Embassy in New York City 4/1977 was born in 1929. His parents were Maurice Katz and Rose (née Lefkowitz). He graduated from Midwood High School in Brooklyn and then began studying at Long Island University, but soon moved to Columbia University. There he completed a bachelor's degree in art history and Semitic studies and a master's degree in art history and archaeology. He finished his Doctoral dissertation on early Hebrew texts from Yemen, but he failed to do the doctorate because he did not fulfill the prerequisites for the required language skills. He refused to learn German so soon after the Holocaust.Karl Katz (1929-2017), Artforum, November 10, 2017 One of his mentors who greatly influenced the path he took was Meyer Schapiro.Interview with his brother Elihu Katz, August 2019. Complete film of interview available at the Information Center for Israeli Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
