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Tomer Machloof
Tomer Machloof (; born 25 July 1991) is an Israeli film, television and stage actor and model. He is best known for his role as David in the HOT comedy series, '' Chanshi'' (2022 - present), for which he received an Ophir Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Early life Machloof was born in 1991 in Bat Yam in Israel. He is the youngest of three children. His father is a butcher and his mother sells women's lingerie. He attended Shazar High School, majoring in theater. At the age of 15, he became increasingly religious and began studying at Kaf HacHaim, an ultra-orthodox yeshiva in Jerusalem. He later distanced himself fom ultra-orthodox Judaism."היה לי קשה עם הבחירה לשים את השיר 'אייכה' בסצנת סקס" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bat Yam
Bat Yam ( he, בַּת יָם or ) is a city located on Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast, on the Central Coastal Plain just south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area and the Tel Aviv District. In 2020, it had a population of 160,000. History British Mandate Bat Yam, originally Bayit VeGan (“House and Garden”), was founded in 1919 by the Bayit VeGan homeowners association, affiliated with the Mizrachi movement. The association was formed to establish a religious garden suburb in Jaffa. By March 1920, it had 400 members. In 1921, of land were purchased, of which 1,400 were formally registered by 1923. In September 1924, an urban blueprint was approved by the association. In early 1926, the plots were divided up and a lottery was held to determine who would build first. By October 1926, roads and water supply were complete. Six families settled on the land in cabins. According to a report in 1927, ten houses were under construction. A synagogue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orna Porat Children's Theater
The Orna Porat Children's Theater is a children's repertory theater established in 1970 by Israel Prize winner and actress Orna Porat and Yigal Alon, the Minister of Education at the time. The theater is the oldest of its kind in Israel. The theater is based at the Yaron Yerushalmi hall of the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater in Tel Aviv. The theater is a public non-profit organization, and all of its income is used to sustain its activities and advance its various goals. The theater is supported by the Ministry of Education and the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. Its central goal is to expose young audiences to theater, presenting them with an artistic experience, as well as national and universal values through an encounter with art. Every year the theater's repertoire of 20 plays is conducted on stage in front of 400,000 people at festivals, events, and theaters all over Israel and overseas. The theater's educational department organizes “theater days,” encounter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oded Davidoff
Oded Davidoff (; born 1967) is an Israeli film and TV director. Biography Davidoff was born in Jerusalem, and lived in the Bukharan Quarter as a child, before moving to Ramot. He graduated (with honors) from the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television. His final graduation film, “In Good Hands” (1994), was selected as one of the best films by the school. In 2001, Davidoff directed the film “Turkish March”, a comedy thriller loosely based on 1996 bestseller, “Pinch Me”. Its success led to a cult following. In 2005, Davidoff directed the film “Someone to Run With”, based on David Grossman's novel of the same title. Filmography *1994: ''In Good Hands'' (; graduation film, 18 min) *2001: ', comedy thriller *2006: ''Someone to Run With'', drama/thriller film *2007, 2010: '' Hakol Dvash'', TV series *2011: '' Pillars of Smoke'', mystery/drama/thriller TV series *2021-2023: ''The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem'' TV melodrama series *2016: series ' (''The Exchange Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Day In October
''One Day in October'' (Israeli title: Red Dawn, , translit. Shahar Adom) is an anthology drama television series based on the personal stories from the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023. It was created and directed by Oded Davidoff and Daniel Finkelman. The series was co-produced by Israel's yes and America's Fox Entertainment. It first premiered on Yes Drama in Israel on October 7, 2024.Brown, Hannah (6 October 2024First TV drama about October 7 to debut on anniversary of massacre''The Jerusalem Post''. Retrieved on 5 January 2025Anderman, Nirit (9 October 2024A New Drama Series Based on Stories From October 7 Is Sure to Impress American Viewers''Haaretz''. Retrieved on 5 January 2025 Background At a gala event on 5 June 2024, yes announced the project and casting. On 19 August 2024, it was reported that yes and Fox Entertainment were co-producing a new anthology drama series based on the events of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.Golbart, Max (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Entertainment
Fox Entertainment is an American production company owned by Fox Corporation. The company was formed in 2019 after The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox. The programming is created for the Fox Broadcasting Company, MyNetworkTV, and Tubi; Fox First Run serves as the syndication arm of the former, as well as a television distribution company for Fox Television Stations. History Fox Entertainment was formed in 2019 after Fox's former television studio, 20th Century Fox Television (among other assets), were acquired by Disney. On August 6, 2019, Fox Entertainment acquired animation studio Bento Box Entertainment. In April 2020, Fox Entertainment announced their partnership with Caffeine to bring the ''AniDom Beyond Show'', a recap show hosted by Andy Richter. Fox Entertainment planned to develop scripted and unscripted projects through a unit known as Sidecar, identifying and incubating programming for both Fox's broadcast network and third-party platforms. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes (company)
yes ( he, יס), formally incorporated as D.B.S. Satellite Services (1998) Ltd ( he, די.בי.אס. שרותי לווין (1998) בע״מ), is the sole direct broadcast satellite television provider in Israel. It broadcasts multichannel TV and VOD services via satellites Amos-3 and Amos-7. It also offers DVR capabilities, and 4K support. In 2017, yes served about 600,000 subscribers. History Yes began broadcasting in July 2000. The largest shareholder of the provider is the Bezeq corporation, which holds up to 49% of its shares. The early years of the company were unstable due to technical and financial difficulties. Even though the three cable companies in Israel - Matav, Tevel and Arutzei Zahav - sought to compete with the satellite company by slashing prices, the subscriber base grew due to the new services that Yes offered, as well as the lack of cable coverage in many rural areas. In response, the cable companies merged into one company under the name HOT. Yes prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizrahi Jews
Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained in the Land of Israel and those who existed in diaspora throughout and around the Middle East and North Africa ( MENA) from biblical times into the modern era. In current usage, the term ''Mizrahi'' is almost exclusively applied to descendants of Jewish communities from Western Asia and North Africa; in this classification are the descendants of Mashriqi Jews who had lived in Middle Eastern countries, such as Iraqi Jews, Kurdish Jews, Lebanese Jews, Syrian Jews, Egyptian Jews, Yemenite Jews, Turkish Jews, and Iranian Jews; as well as the descendants of Maghrebi Jews who had lived in North African countries, such as Libyan Jews, Tunisian Jews, Algerian Jews, and Moroccan Jews. These various Jewish communities were first officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran (TV Series)
''Tehran'' () is an Israeli spy thriller television series created by Moshe Zonder for the Israeli public channel Kan 11. Written by Zonder and Omri Shenhar and directed by Daniel Syrkin, the series premiered in Israel on June 22, 2020 and September 25 internationally on Apple TV+. Featuring dialogue in Hebrew, Persian and English, the series follows an Iranian-Jewish Mossad agent on her first mission in Iran's capital, which is also the place of her birth. On January 26, 2021, it was announced that the series had been renewed by Apple TV+ for a second season. On June 22, 2021, it was announced that Glenn Close had joined the cast. The second season was released on May 6, 2022. On February 8, 2023, it was announced that the series had been renewed by Apple TV+ for a third season, with Hugh Laurie joining the cast. At the International Emmy Awards ceremony held in November 2021, ''Tehran'' received the award for best drama series, becoming the first ever Israeli series to win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, Israeli security apparatus, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by the Chief of the General Staff (Israel), Chief of the General Staff, who is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense (Israel), Israeli Defense Minister. On the orders of David Ben-Gurion, the IDF was formed on 26 May 1948 and began to operate as a Conscription in Israel, conscript military, drawing its initial recruits from the already-existing paramilitaries of the Yishuv—namely Haganah, the Irgun, and Lehi (militant group), Lehi. Since its formation shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haredi
Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to '' halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to modern values and practices. Its members are usually referred to as ultra-Orthodox in English; however, the term "ultra-Orthodox" is considered pejorative by many of its adherents, who prefer terms like strictly Orthodox or Haredi. Haredi Jews regard themselves as the most religiously authentic group of Jews, although other movements of Judaism disagree. Some scholars have suggested that Haredi Judaism is a reaction to societal changes, including political emancipation, the '' Haskalah'' movement derived from the Enlightenment, acculturation, secularization, religious reform in all its forms from mild to extreme, the rise of the Jewish national movements, etc. In contrast to Modern Orthodox Judaism, followers of Haredi Judai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kipat Barzel
''Kipat Barzel'' (, Iron Dome) is an Israeli television drama series that aired between 2017 - 2018 on Channel 2 and Keshet 12. It focuses on the lives of Haredi recruits in a special unit of the Israel Defense Forces. The series starred Roy Nik and ran for two seasons, over 16 episodes. ''The Forward''. 3 October 2017 Plot summary Season 1 Amram ( Roy Nik) and his friend Shimi Elbaz (Adi Alon) escape from two men who chased them in the alleys of Pard ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
