Mordechai (Moti) Kirschenbaum (; September 24, 1939 – September 25, 2015) was an Israeli media personality and documentarian.

Biography

Kirschenbaum was born in

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in 1939. He studied in Pardes Hanna Agricultural High School. He served in the parachuted Nahal unit of the IDF. From 1962 to 1968 he studied film and television in

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. He was a staff member of the

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from its inception in May 1968, and was editor of "

Mabat ''Mabat LaHadashot'' ( lit. ''A Glance at the News'', sometimes shortened to ''Mabat'' (Hebrew: מבט lit. ''view''), was the State of Israel's flagship evening news program. It aired on the Channel 1 (Israel), Channel 1 from 1968 to May 9, 20 ...

" ("Glance"), its news program, during its first three years. He directed several documentaries, and produced and edited several television programs (including "Lo HaKol Over" and ' ("Head Cleaning")). He also directed satirical theater productions, including sketches for

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. He wrote and directed approximately 120 reports for the "" ("Diary") television program. From 1976 to 1979 he managed Channel One's program division. In the late 1980s he quit his permanent work in the

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(IBA) and established a video production company, Anat, which produced industrial promotion films, mostly for

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. He continued to make reports for Yoman and also wrote a weekly column for

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. In 1993 he was appointed CEO of the IBA, a position he held until his retirement in 1998. In 2003, he began co-hosting the current affairs program " London & Kirschenbaum" with

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on Channel Ten. In 2008, they both signed for two more years. Kirschenbaum died on September 25, 2015, one day after his 76th birthday. He was a widower, and had four children. He lived in Mikhmoret until his death.

Awards

*In 1976, Kirschenbaum was awarded the

Israel Prize The Israel Prize (; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History Prior to the Israel Prize, the most significant award in the arts was the Dizengoff Prize and in Israel ...

in the "art of radio, television and cinema", primarily in recognition of his television. *In 2009, Kirschenbaum received the

Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

from the Israeli Reporters Society. *In 2012, Kirschenbaum received the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Israeli Academy for Television and Cinema Award Ceremony.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirschenbaum, Moti 1939 births 2015 deaths Israel Prize in communication recipients Israeli Jews Israeli television personalities Israeli television presenters People from Kfar Saba Yedioth Ahronoth people