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Netsanet Mekonnen
Netsanet Zenaneh Mekonnen (; born July 7, 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli film, television and theater actress. Early life Mekonnen was born in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, to a Christian mother and a half-Jewish father. She is one of six siblings. When she was two, her mother left to the United States, and her father subsequently immigrated to Israel, when she was about four years old. In 1994, at the age of six, she and her sister Bitania joined him, and converted to Judaism. Her father was very successful in Ethiopia, and well-regarded professionally. This was far from the case in Israel. After three years as a single parent, he, too, left for the United States, hoping to find his wife there, and to make a new life as a journalist. Mekonnen, now in the third grade, found herself in a "pnimia" – a type of boarding school for at-risk youth, or those from broken families. Mekonnen next saw her mother when she was 18. Growing up without family, as an immigran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa by population, eleventh-largest in Africa. Addis Ababa is a highly developed and important cultural, artistic, financial and administrative center of Ethiopia. It is widely known as one of Africa's major capitals. The founding history of Addis Ababa dates back to the late 19th century by Menelik II, Negus of Shewa, in 1886 after finding Mount Entoto unpleasant two years prior. At the time, the city was a resort town; its large mineral spring abundance attracted nobilities of the empire and led them to establish permanent settlement. It also attracted many members of the working classes – including artisans and merchants – and foreign visitors. Menelik II then formed his Menelik Palace, imperial palace in 1887. Addis Ababa became the em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaguri Imperia
''Zaguri Imperia'' (, lit. ''Zaguri Empire'') is an Israeli mystery comedy-drama, created by Maor Zaguri and produced by HOT Telecommunication Systems. The first season was broadcast on the cable channel HOT3 between April 8 to June 4, 2014. The second opened on 3 February 2015 and ended on 1 April 2015. The series was both one of the most expensive and most successful to ever air on Israeli television. Plot The series opens with a flashforward of Aviel Zaguri, his face spattered with blood, telling a police officer that he has killed his father. He mutters that none can escape the hand of prophecy, and that he is Oedipus. Eight years previously, Aviel was sent from his home in Beersheba to a boarding school, where he strove to shed his traditional Moroccan-Jewish heritage, adopting the norms and culture of his middle-class, Eastern European-descended Ashkenazi peers and even dropping his surname in favour of the more all-Israeli sounding "Gur". He is now a promising career offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa Theater
The Haifa Theatre (; ''Teat'ron Kheifa'') is the first municipal theater company of Haifa, Israel. Background Haifa Theater, Israel's first municipal theater, was established by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi. Together with the support of the Haifa City Council. Founded in 1961, the Haifa Theater employs Jewish and Arab actors, and has an international reputation for performing provocative works. Its first director was Yosef Milo. This theater was the first municipal theater in Israel as well as the first to employ a marketing campaign to promote seasonal tickets. It aims to attract local residents to theatrical creativity and to increase cultural awareness in the city. The Haifa Theater is one that encourages all forms of theatrical productions. It acts as a springboard for Israeli playwrights and producers and encourages original works. The troupe performs eight to 10 plays a year to a subscription audience of more than 30,000. It performs in cities, kibbutzim and settlements througho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habima Theatre
The Habima Theatre ( ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the List of national theatres, national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv. History Habima was founded as an amateur troup by Nahum Lazarevich Tsemakh (Hebrew: Naḥum Tsemaḥ; 1887–1939) in Białystok (then in Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire) in 1912. Menahem Gnessin was one of its cofounders and early actors. Because its performances were in Hebrew, invoked the Jewish folk tradition, and dealt with issues of the Jewish people, soon it was banned by Russian authorities, and the theatre troupe was forced to become a travelling one. Beginning in 1918, the theatre operated under the auspices of the Moscow Art Theatre, which some consider its actual beginning. It encountered difficulties under the Soviet government as well, after the Russian Revolution (1917), Russian Revolution. Konstantin Stanislavsky arranged f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa Theatre
The Haifa Theatre (; ''Teat'ron Kheifa'') is the first municipal theater company of Haifa, Israel. Background Haifa Theater, Israel's first municipal theater, was established by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi. Together with the support of the Haifa City Council. Founded in 1961, the Haifa Theater employs Jewish and Arab actors, and has an international reputation for performing provocative works. Its first director was Yosef Milo. This theater was the first municipal theater in Israel as well as the first to employ a marketing campaign to promote seasonal tickets. It aims to attract local residents to theatrical creativity and to increase cultural awareness in the city. The Haifa Theater is one that encourages all forms of theatrical productions. It acts as a springboard for Israeli playwrights and producers and encourages original works. The troupe performs eight to 10 plays a year to a subscription audience of more than 30,000. It performs in cities, kibbutzim and settlements througho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amit Farkash
Amit Farkas-Yonas (; born ) is a Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer. She is best known as the protagonist of the Israeli television series ''Split (TV series), Split''. Biography Melissa Amit Farkas was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to an Ashkenazi Israeli Jews, Israeli Jewish family. At the age of two years, her family moved with her to Israel, and resided in the cities of Ramat HaSharon and Caesarea (modern town), Caesarea. At thirteen, she began to study singing. She became known in 2006 when she recorded the song ''Millions of Stars'' in memory of her brother, Captain Tom Farkash, who died in a helicopter crash during the Second Lebanon War in 2006 while serving in the Israel Defense Forces. On hearing of his death, Amit asked a friend of Tom to write the song, which she sang for the first time publicly at his funeral. It gained fame on radio and became the song most closely identified with the war. In the IDF, she served in the Israeli Air Force Band. From 2007 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Shoef
Maya Shoef (; born 1 May 1988) is an Israeli actress and is most famous for her roles as a protagonist of the Israeli television series ''Split'' and ''Alex: Pros and Cons''. Biography Maya Shoef was born at 1 May 1988 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She has one brother. When she was a child she wanted to become a veterinarian. Later, she wanted to be an actress. In her youth she was a member of the Tel Aviv Scouts Band. In 2008, Shoef appeared in the Israeli version of the High School Musical. In 2009, she played a recurring character in the third season of the Israeli soap opera Champion. In the same year she got the lead role in the Israeli television series ''Alex Pros and Cons'' (Hebrew:אלכס בעד ונגד). She played the girl ''Alex'' who has to write a newspaper article and falls in love with ''Jordan'', a foreign worker from the library. After this she was cast for one of the main roles in the supernatural drama Split. She played ''Zohar Grin'' a student and daughter of the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asi Levi
Osnat "Asi" Levi (; born September 28, 1969) is an Israeli Film Academy Award winning actress. Career Levi attended and graduated the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in southern Tel Aviv. Levi's early appearances include films such as ''HaShiva'' (1995), ''Kesher Ir'' (Urban Feel; 1998) and ''HaBoleshet Hokeret'' (The Investigation Must Go On; 2000), alongside Moshe Ivgy. For the latter two she received an Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in several television shows, including ''Cafe Paris'' and ''HaBurganim''. In 2004, she played the leading role in Raphael Nadjari's film ''Avanim'', which was presented in the Berlin Film Festival as a Panorama: Special Presentation, and also won several awards across Europe, including Best Film at the Cinema Tout Ecran in Geneva. Her best-known appearance was in ''Aviva Ahuvati'' (Aviva, My Love), a 2006 film by Shemi Zarhin, in which she played the leading role. The film became popular in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stav Strashko
Stav Strashko (; born September 24, 1992) is an Israeli model and actress. She is most noted for her performance in the 2018 film '' Flawless'', for which she became the first openly transgender actress ever to receive an Ophir Award nomination for Best Actress. Strashko was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, and from the age of two raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. She currently resides in Tel Aviv. '' Vogue
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Flawless (2018 Film)
''Flawless'' (, ''Haneshef'', 'The Prom') is a 2018 Israeli drama film directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon. In July 2018, it was one of five films nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Picture, and led the industry with a record of twelve total nominations, of which it won four awards. ''Flawless'' was the first film in the history of Israeli cinema for which a transgender woman, Stav Strashko, was nominated for the Best Actress award. Plot Three unpopular high school student girls in Jerusalem decide to travel to Kyiv to get plastic surgery, hoping this will change their lives for the better and help them find their dream dates for the prom. On their way, Tigist and Keshet discover that Eden has her own reasons to embark on this journey. Cast * Stav Strashko as Eden * Netsanet Mekonnen as Mika * as Keshet * Asi Levi as Keren * Yehonatan Vilozny Yehonatan Vilozny (; born 9 December 1995) is an Israeli film, television and stage actor. Early life He was born and rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehezkel Lazarov
Yehezkel Lazarov (; born 8 February 1974) is an Israeli actor, director, and multidisciplinary artist. In 2022 he was elected to serve as the head of the school of Performing Arts at the Kibbutzim Seminary College. Biography As a child, Lazarov performed as a professional tap dancer in musicals. After graduating from the High School of Arts as a ballet dancer and serving as a singer in a military band, he danced with the Batsheva Dance Company for four years. He studied theater at the Actors’ Centre in London before joining the Gesher Theatre and the Cameri Theatre as an actor. His leading roles include Tevye in the 2018 Broadway National Tour of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', Mack the Knife in ''The Threepenny Opera'' at the Gesher Theatre (winning the Israeli Theatre Award for best actor), Lysander in ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'', Figaro in ''The Marriage of Figaro'', Avigdor in '' Yentl'', Alexander Pen in ''Was It a Dream?'', Rudi in ''The Aristocrats'', the titular rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ester Rada
Ester Rada (; born March 7, 1985) is an Israeli actress and singer. Biography Rada was born in Kiryat Arba, Israel, to a religious Ethiopian-Jewish family. Her parents, originally from a village near Gondar, were rescued by Israel from a refugee camp in Sudan during Operation Moses, in 1984. She grew up speaking Amharic at home and Hebrew in school. Her father was known as a cantor in the Ethiopian community in Kiryat Arba. Her parents divorced when she was a child and later on, she moved with her mother and older brother to Netanya in 1996, when Rada was 11 years old, which she considers a turning point in her life, since the family moved to a less observant neighbourhood where the majority were Ethiopian Jews, and also started to interact with French ''olim'', who were familiar with funk and rap, something unheard of in a religious Jewish settlement like Kiryat Arba. She began working on her second album, after releasing her acclaimed first self-written and composed solo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
