End of an era: Uri Zohar, one of the greatest Israeli artists, passed away at the age of 86
The director and actor, who is considered an iron-clad asset in the field, died at his home in Jerusalem.
Even after he stopped working in cinema and repented during a storm, Zohar's work left a mark for years
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02/06/2022
Thursday, 02 June 2022, 10:56
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Director and actor Uri Zohar passed away this morning (Wednesday) at the age of 86. Zohar is considered an asset to Israeli cinema.
His three-decade-old career has greatly influenced even after he stopped working in the field.
After military service in the Nahal band, Zohar was one of the founders of the "Green Onion" band. In 1960, after five programs, the band disbanded.
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Zohar then married Elia Schuster and gave birth to seven children.The two eldest sons, Ephraim Fishel and Shalom, married the daughters of Alona and Arik Einstein, Shiri and Jasmine.
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In 1964, Zohar directed "Hole in the Brick," his first feature film.
Zohar then directed "Moishe Ventilator," "Three Days and a Child," "Our Neighborhood," "Ascension," "The Rooster" and the "Chicken Bunch" films. "," The Brave Detective Schwartz "and" The Motivation for Murder "
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In 1976, it was decided to award Zohar the Israel Prize in the field of cinema, but he refused to accept it.
In the same year he played at the Haifa Theater in the play "The Chosen" by Yaakov Shabtai, directed by Oded Kotler.
A year later he repented.
Zohar began the process of repentance following a meeting with Rabbi Yitzchak Shlomo Zilberman.
At the same time, Zohar had conversations with listeners on religious
issues on the radio program "Bird of Night" on Gali Tzahal.
For example, Zohar was the inspiration for the TV series "Whale on the Sheraton Beach", starring Asi Dayan, which dealt with bohemian repentance.
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