Miriam Zohar (Hebrew: ×ž×¨×™× ×–×•×"ר‎; born October 16, 1931) is
an Israeli actress. She is part of the Beit Lessin Theater in Tel
Aviv.Zohar was born and lived in Czernowitz, then Romania, with her
family until 1941. During that year, Germans invaded the city and
Zohar, her brother and her parents were deported to Transnistria (now
western Ukraine). In Transnistria, she and her family were forced into
hard labor in Nazi work camps. In 1944, the Soviet military liberated
them from Nazi forces and Zohar and her family moved back to
Czernowitz. In 1946 her father was arrested and taken to the Soviet
Union. Shortly after his imprisonment and death, the rest of her
family moved to Timișoara in Transylvania. In 1948, the family
attempted to illegally immigrate to Palestine on the Pan York.
However, British ships captured the Pan York and the passengers were
placed in detention camps in Cyprus. In 1949, she and her family
finally made it to Israel.In Israel, Zohar was invited to perform at a
Yiddish theater where she was noticed by the Habimah. In 1951, she
auditioned and was accepted into the Habimah where she played until
1994. Zohar (meaning "splendor" in Hebrew) was a stage name she
adopted when she worked with Habimah. During her time at the Habimah,
she played many leading female roles in world-famous plays under the
director, Hy Kalus. She was especially noted for her versatile
performance in her role as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?.After leaving the Habimah, she started acting at the Beit
Lessin, where she has worked with dramatist and director, Shemuel
Hasfari.
an Israeli actress. She is part of the Beit Lessin Theater in Tel
Aviv.Zohar was born and lived in Czernowitz, then Romania, with her
family until 1941. During that year, Germans invaded the city and
Zohar, her brother and her parents were deported to Transnistria (now
western Ukraine). In Transnistria, she and her family were forced into
hard labor in Nazi work camps. In 1944, the Soviet military liberated
them from Nazi forces and Zohar and her family moved back to
Czernowitz. In 1946 her father was arrested and taken to the Soviet
Union. Shortly after his imprisonment and death, the rest of her
family moved to Timișoara in Transylvania. In 1948, the family
attempted to illegally immigrate to Palestine on the Pan York.
However, British ships captured the Pan York and the passengers were
placed in detention camps in Cyprus. In 1949, she and her family
finally made it to Israel.In Israel, Zohar was invited to perform at a
Yiddish theater where she was noticed by the Habimah. In 1951, she
auditioned and was accepted into the Habimah where she played until
1994. Zohar (meaning "splendor" in Hebrew) was a stage name she
adopted when she worked with Habimah. During her time at the Habimah,
she played many leading female roles in world-famous plays under the
director, Hy Kalus. She was especially noted for her versatile
performance in her role as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?.After leaving the Habimah, she started acting at the Beit
Lessin, where she has worked with dramatist and director, Shemuel
Hasfari.
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