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She initially grew up in Pinsk. However, due to the anti-Jewish riots in Russia, the family emigrated to the USA in 1906, where they set up a small business in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). At the age of 14, Mabovitch ran away from home to live with her older sister in Denver. There in 1915 she came into contact with a socialist wing of the Zionist movement, which called the "Poale Zion" movement in the USA and advocated the establishment of an equal Jewish society in Palestine. In 1917 she married Morris Meyerson, whose name was Hebraized to "Meir" in 1956. In 1921 the couple emigrated to Palestine, where they joined Kibbutz Merhavia. In 1922 they moved to Jerusalem, where their first child, Menachem, was born a year later.
In 1928, Meir was appointed secretary of the Workers' Council of Histradut, the Jewish Workers' Union of Palestine. From 1932 to 1934 she worked as a representative of the women's organization in the USA. During this time she separated from her husband, who died in 1951. After her return, Meir was accepted into the Histadrut's executive committee in 1934 and made head of the political department. During the Second World War she was a member of the War Economic Advisory Board set up by the British Mandate Government for Palestine. In the last years of the British mandate after the war, Meir was the most important representative of the Jewish cause in Palestine. In 1947/48 she was actively involved in the preparations for the founding of the State of Israel. She was one of the 25 signatories of the Declaration of Independence of May 14, 1948, which is considered Israel's founding act.
As the first Israeli ambassador to the Soviet Union, Meir was sent to Moscow in 1948, where she soon began to initiate the emigration of numerous Jews to Israel and the West. In 1949, Meir returned to Israel, where she worked as a member of the Labor Party (Mapai) in the Knesset until 1974 and also in numerous government functions. As Minister of Labor from 1949 to 1955, she made outstanding progress in building a social system and creating jobs for the masses of immigrants. In the decade 1955 to 1965, Meir made a recognized name for herself at the international level as Israel's Foreign Minister. In this role, she primarily built a comprehensive development program for African states with which Israel had worked closely for a long time.
In 1965, Meir was promoted to general secretary of the Labor Party, as which she subsequently contributed to the unification of the three Labor parties to form the Israel Labor Party. On March 7, 1969, Meir was appointed Prime Minister of Israel, succeeding the late Eshkol. As head of government, the politician advocated negotiations and a peace solution with the Arab world. At the same time, however, it rejected talks with the PLO under Yasser Arafat because it viewed it as a terrorist organization. Meir was the first Jewish head of government to meet with Pope Paul VI at the beginning of 1973. together. In the fall it had to overcome a serious foreign policy crisis with the Yom Kippur War. In the general election of December 1973 the Labor Party was confirmed in government.
However, in 1974, Meir resigned from her position as head of government in connection with a parliamentary investigation into the military events during the Yom Kippur War. As a result, Meir continued to appear in public and in the press as an advocate for the Israeli cause.
Golda Meir died on December 8, 1978 in Jerusalem (Israel).- Actor
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Uri Zohar was born on 4 November 1935 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was an actor and director, known for Metzitzim (1972), Three Days and a Child (1967) and Every Bastard a King (1968). He was married to Elia Zohar and Ilana Rovina. He died on 2 June 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Actress
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Saskia Cohen Tanugi was born in 1959 in Tunis, Tunisia. She was an actress and writer, known for Never Say Never Again (1983), Le faucon (1983) and Le maître des éléphants (1995). She died on 20 July 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Actor
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Gary Bayer was born on 25 June 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Children of Artsakh (1999), All That Jazz (1979) and Psycho III (1986). He died on 6 January 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Actor
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Yehuda Barkan was born on 29 March 1945 in Netanya, Israel. He was an actor and producer, known for Abba Ganuv II (1989), Abba Ganuv (1987) and Charlie and a Half (1974). He died on 23 October 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Actor
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Yossele Rosenblatt was born on 9 May 1882 in Bila Tserkva, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Jazz Singer (1927), The Voice of Israel (1934) and Halome Ami (1933). He was married to Taube Kaufman and Traube Kaufmann. He died on 19 June 1933 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel].- Producer
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At the time of his death-- killed by gunfire while covering the Six Day War in the Middle East in 1967-- Ted Yates was among the most honored and respected of television's news documentary filmmakers. He was known as a tenacious reporter and producer who had produced seminal documentary films for NBC in the 1960s. He was a pioneer in television documentary, with an intimate understanding of the medium's visual power. During a tribute broadcast following his death, his colleagues described him as "not a daredevil but a dedicated professional."- Fran Lee was born on 28 September 1910 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lux Video Theatre (1950), Major Dell Conway of the Flying Tigers (1951) and The Big Story (1949). She was married to Samuel Weiss. She died on 13 February 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Hannah Pick-Goslar was born on 12 November 1928 in Berlin, Germany. She is known for Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), Classmates of Anne Frank (2008) and Anne Frank Remembered (1995). She was married to Walter Pinchas Pick and David Cohn. She died on 28 October 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Actor
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Ya'ackov Banai was born in 1919 in Jerusalem, Palestine. He was an actor, known for The Omen (1976), Snooker (1975) and Not Without My Daughter (1991). He died on 28 December 1993 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Director
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Mikhail Kalik was born on 29 January 1927 in Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for Lyubit... (1969), Sandu Follows the Sun (1962) and Yunost nashikh otsov (1958). He died on 31 March 2017 in Jerusalem, Palestine.- Director
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John Fernhout was born on 9 August 1913 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Sky Over Holland (1967), Fortress of Peace (1965) and And So They Live (1940). He died on 1 March 1987 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Sean Michael Rice was born on 2 July 1947 in West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Barnaby Jones (1973), LOVE, Inc. (1986) and Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980). He died on 8 June 2017 in New Jerusalem, Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Edgar Wenzel was born on 12 September 1919 in Kronstadt, Romania. He was an actor, known for The Lady Vanishes (1979), Die feuerrote Baronesse (1959) and Secret of the Red Orchid (1962). He died on 1 February 1980 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Chaim Banai was born on 14 May 1937 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor, known for Shabatot VeHagim (2000), Programmed to Kill (1987) and The Ambassador (1984). He died on 10 August 2008 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Haim Gouri was born on 9 October 1923 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was a director and writer, known for The 81st Blow (1974), The Last Sea (1984) and Flames in the Ashes (1985). He was married to Aliiza Becker. He died on 31 January 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Zelda was born on 19 June 1914 in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire. She died on 30 April 1984 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Amira Hess was married to Ezra Hess. She died on 1 December 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Fred Düren was born on 2 December 1928 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Jeder stirbt für sich allein (1970), Minna von Barnhelm (1962) and Der Traum des Hauptmann Loy (1961). He was married to Irmgard Düren. He died on 2 March 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Meyer Levin was born on 7 October 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Compulsion (1959), The Illegals (1947) and My Father's House (1947). He was married to Tereska Torres and Mabel Hall Schamp. He died on 9 July 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Director
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Wim Van Leer was a Dutch engineer, pilot, playwright, film producer and the scion of a philanthropic family. Wim was a British Royal Air Force pilot in World War II, and later moved to Israel where he was a pilot in the Israeli Air Force. He became a leading industrialist, and in 1952 married Lia van Leer. Together they were the founders of the Haifa Cinematheque, the Israel Film Archive, the Jerusalem Film Festival, as well as Israel's first film archive; the Jerusalem Cinematheque. A Van Leer production was featured at the 1961 Berlin Film Festival, Chris Marker's "Description d'un combat" (1960). His family endowed the Van Leer Institute, a research center in Jerusalem that promotes Arab-Jewish dialogue.- Stefan Heym was born on 10 April 1913 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a writer, known for Collin (1981), Hostages (1943) and Lenz oder die Freiheit (1986). He was married to Inge Wüste-Heym and Gertrude Gelbin. He died on 16 December 2001 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou was born on 12 December 1923 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam was a composer, known for C'mon C'mon (2021), Time (2020) and Passing (2021). Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam died on 27 March 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Director
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Herz Frank was born on 17 January 1926 in Ludza, Latvia. He was a director and writer, known for Flashback (2003), Reiz dzivoja septini Simeoni (1989) and Augstaka tiesa (1987). He died on 3 March 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Producer
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Nina Timofeyeva was born on 11 June 1935 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She was a producer and actress, known for Spartacus (1977), Imperiya pod udarom (2000) and Gran-pa (1986). She was married to Gennadi Rozhdestvensky. She died on 3 November 2014 in Jerusalem, Palestine.- Director
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Larry Frisch was born in 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Tel Aviv Taxi (1956), Pillar of Fire (1959) and H: The Story of a Teen Age Drug Addict (1951). He died on 15 November 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Adin Talbar was born on 8 October 1921 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Ziva Chizik. He died on 6 September 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Zvi Aharoni was born on 6 February 1921 in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany. He is known for The Eichmann Show (2015), Mengele: The Final Account (1995) and Nazi Fugitives (2010). He died on 19 May 2012 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Trude Dothan was born on 12 October 1922 in Vienna, Austria. She died on 28 January 2016 in Jerusalem.
- Gabriel Bach was born on 13 March 1927 in Halberstadt, Germany. He was married to Ruth Arazi. He died on 18 February 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Folke Bernadotte was born on 2 January 1895 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was married to Estelle Bernadotte. He died on 17 September 1948 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Else Lasker-Schüler was born on 11 February 1869 in Elberfeld [now Wuppertal], Germany. She was a writer, known for Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003), Summer (2007) and Haus Kummerveldt (2023). She was married to Georg Lewin and Berthold Lasker. She died on 22 January 1945 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel].
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Benjamin Zemach was born on 1 February 1901 in Moscow, Russia. He is known for She (1935) and Night Tide (1961). He died on 18 June 1997 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Bassam Zo'amat was born on 27 March 1951 in Jerusalem, Israel. He was an actor, known for The Seventh Coin (1993), My Mother the General (1979) and Cup Final (1991). He died on 16 October 2004 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Simha Rotem was born on 10 February 1925 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is known for Uprising (2001), Les combattants de l'ombre - Des résistants européens contre le nazisme (2011) and Shoah (1985). He died on 22 December 2018 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Lia van Leer was born on 8 August 1924 in Balti, Romania [now Moldova]. She was a producer, known for Third Side of the Coin (1960), Cannes Film Festival (1952) and Lia (2011). She was married to Wim Van Leer. She died on 13 March 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Alice Shalvi was born on 16 October 1926 in Essen, Germany. She was married to Moshe Shalvi. She died on 2 October 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Teddy Kollek was born on 27 May 1911 in Nagyvázsony, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an actor, known for Goodbye, New York (1985), Double Edge (1992) and Ben Gurion Remembers (1972). He was married to Tamar Schwartz. He died on 2 January 2007 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Zipora Jochsberger was born on 27 December 1920 in Leutershausen, Germany. She was an editor, known for Am V'Tslilav - Mantova, Vienna, St. Petersburg (1998). She died in October 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Albert Aghazarian was born on 18 August 1950 in Jerusalem. Albert is known for Last Supper: Abu Dis (2005) and The Shape of the Future (2005). Albert died on 30 January 2020 in Jerusalem.- Manfred Winkler was born on 27 October 1922 in Putilla, Bukowina, Romania. He died on 12 July 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Adin Steinsaltz was born on 11 July 1937 in Jerusalem. He was an actor, known for Dau (2019) and Den femte port (2000). He was married to Sarah. He died on 7 August 2020 in Jerusalem.
- Raphael Mechoulam was born on 5 November 1930 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He was married to Dalia Borowitz. He died on 9 March 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Rabbi Prof. David Hartman was a leading thinker among philosophers of contemporary Judaism and an internationally renowned Jewish author.
In 1971, Prof. Hartman immigrated to Israel from Montreal with his wife Barbara and their five children, a move which he viewed as an essential part of his mission to encourage a greater understanding between Jews of diverse affiliations - both in Israel and the Diaspora - and to help build a more pluralistic and tolerant Israeli society. It is with this unique vision that David Hartman founded the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem in 1976, dedicating it to the name of his father. At the institute, Prof. Hartman built a team of research scholars in the study and teaching of classical Jewish sources and contemporary issues of Israeli society and Jewish life.
David Hartman's work emphasized the centrality of the rebirth of the State of Israel - the challenge as well as the opportunities it offers to contemporary Judaism. His teachings drew upon the tradition of Orthodox Judaism and emphasize religious pluralism, both among Jews and in interfaith relations. - Meron Benvenisti was born on 21 April 1934 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He was married to Dalia Wilkes and Shoshana Lahav,. He died on 20 September 2020 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Levi Eshkol was born on 25 October 1895 in Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Orativ, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine]. He was married to Miriam, Elisheva Kaplan and Rebecca Maharshek. He died on 26 February 1969 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- Anna Maria Jokl was born on 23 January 1911 in Vienna, Austria. Anna Maria was a writer, known for Die Perlmutterfarbe (2009). Anna Maria died on 21 October 2001 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- David Halivni was born on 27 September 1927 in Kobyletska Poliana, Hungary [now Ukraine]. He was married to Tzipora Hager. He died on 28 June 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Peter Freistadt was born in 1930 in Czechoslovakia. He was an actor and director, known for Sabina (1966), Motive to Murder (1966) and The Ambassador (1984). He died on 14 January 2000 in Jerusalem, Israel.- Emil Fackenheim was born on 22 June 1916 in Halle, Germany. He was married to Rose Komlodi. He died on 19 September 2003 in Jerusalem, Israel.