Gila Almagor Agmon (Hebrew: .mw-parser-output
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× ×'מון‎; born Gila Alexandrowitz; July 22, 1939) is an Israeli
actress, film star, and author. In Israel, she is known as "queen of
the Israeli cinema and theatre".Gila Alexandrowitz (Almagor) was born
four months after the death of her father, Max Alexandrowitz, a Jewish
immigrant from Germany who was killed by an Arab sniper while working
as a policeman in Haifa. Almagor grew up caring for her mother, Chaya,
who was slowly losing her sanity after realising that all her family
in Germany had perished in the Holocaust. When her mother was
institutionalized in 1954, Almagor was sent to Hadassim youth
village.Two years later, she moved to Tel Aviv, rented a room near
Habima Theatre, and applied to acting school. Although she was
underage, she was accepted.At the age of 17, Almagor debuted in
Habima's production of The Skin of Our Teeth. Her autobiographical
books Summer of Aviya and Under the Domim Tree were both made into
films, with Almagor playing her own mother. She is married to Yaakov
Agmon, former director of the Habima Theatre. They have two children.
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× ×'מון‎; born Gila Alexandrowitz; July 22, 1939) is an Israeli
actress, film star, and author. In Israel, she is known as "queen of
the Israeli cinema and theatre".Gila Alexandrowitz (Almagor) was born
four months after the death of her father, Max Alexandrowitz, a Jewish
immigrant from Germany who was killed by an Arab sniper while working
as a policeman in Haifa. Almagor grew up caring for her mother, Chaya,
who was slowly losing her sanity after realising that all her family
in Germany had perished in the Holocaust. When her mother was
institutionalized in 1954, Almagor was sent to Hadassim youth
village.Two years later, she moved to Tel Aviv, rented a room near
Habima Theatre, and applied to acting school. Although she was
underage, she was accepted.At the age of 17, Almagor debuted in
Habima's production of The Skin of Our Teeth. Her autobiographical
books Summer of Aviya and Under the Domim Tree were both made into
films, with Almagor playing her own mother. She is married to Yaakov
Agmon, former director of the Habima Theatre. They have two children.
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