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1928 Born in Petah Tikva on 17 April
1941-45 studied painting at Avni's studio
1945 Graduated High School
1945-47 studied sculpture with Sterenshuss at the "Studia"

1947 Study tour in Italy and Southern France
1948 Served in the IDF as a painter
1949 Married Sterenshuss and joined the "New   Horizons"
1958 Her daughter Hagit was born; she began   to sculpt babies
1959 Designed toys for "Maskit"
1964 The family moved to its permanent               residence in Tel Aviv, designed together with         architect Moti Ben-Horin.
1967 Designed textile patterns for "Maskit"
1969 Intensive activity in sculpture.
1970 15 of her works are exhibited in the 35th   Biennale of Art in Venice
1974 Designed a large environmental sculpture - "The whale" in Charles Clore Park, Tel Aviv
1976 Designed fabrics for Gottex and Rikma, and made many other decorative works
1986 Tal, her granddaughter was born
1990 Designed dance costumes for Rina               Sheinfeld dance show and took her first                 steps in animation
1992 Her husband, Moshe Sterenshuss, died
1995 Tom, her grandson was born, an                   inspiration for her sculptures and for a                 new book
1997 Designed sets and costumes for the show   "Floating letters" of Inbal Dance Company
2001 Participated in the production of a               comprehensive exhibition about                             Sterenshuss in Tel Aviv Museum and                     published a book about his work
2002 The book "Exhalations of Eros" was             published - love songs accompanied by               paintings and drawings of Sterenshuss

2004 Participated in the "Garden Story" of           Holon Municipality, sculpted figures based            on illustrations of "Dodi Simha" by Ayin Hillel

2006 Donated her own designed textile collection, to the ethnografic collection of Shenkar College

2007 "Gallery of Toy" wing, on the name of Ruth Zarfati, was built at Holon's Children's Museum. She donated the toys and dolls she produced and collected for years

2009 Her latest book "Journey of Karpatzon to the City" is published; she donated the assembly illustrations of this book to the Youth Wing of Israel Museum in Jerusalem
2010 Died on February 27