Judith Yellin is a native to Jerusalem and teaches arts and crafts at teachers colleges. She is also a senior lecturer at the School of Occupational Therapy at the David Yellin Teacher's College. In 1943 she graduated from the Bezalel of Art, and studied under M. Ardon and I. Aschheim. In 1966, Yellin became a member of the Isreali Painters and Sculptors Association and in 1971 studied etching under S.W. Hayter. In 2004 a book featuring selected works from 1943-2003 titled "Judith Yellin-Ginat" was published.