Yaakov Bodo (Hebrew: יעק×' (×™×¢× ×§'ל×") ×'ו×"ו‎) (born 1931)
is an Israeli actor and comedian.Yaakov (Yankele) Bodo was born in
Romania in 1931 and spoke only Yiddish until the age of 7. He
immigrated with his family to Israel in 1950 and settled in Afula. His
grandparents were Zionists who helped establish Kfar Hasidim and
Kiryat Haroshet (now part of Kiryat Tiv'on) after they emigrated to
Mandate Palestine in 1933.Bodo is married with three children and has
five grandchildren. He is married to his wife and personal manager,
Ester, whom he met in Afula.A year after his arrival in Israel, Bodo
joined the Israel Defense Forces, where he first assembled and led the
Southern Command Troupe. Following the disbanding of that troupe in
1954, he was assigned the creation of the Northern Command troupe,
which he led for three-and-a-half years.
is an Israeli actor and comedian.Yaakov (Yankele) Bodo was born in
Romania in 1931 and spoke only Yiddish until the age of 7. He
immigrated with his family to Israel in 1950 and settled in Afula. His
grandparents were Zionists who helped establish Kfar Hasidim and
Kiryat Haroshet (now part of Kiryat Tiv'on) after they emigrated to
Mandate Palestine in 1933.Bodo is married with three children and has
five grandchildren. He is married to his wife and personal manager,
Ester, whom he met in Afula.A year after his arrival in Israel, Bodo
joined the Israel Defense Forces, where he first assembled and led the
Southern Command Troupe. Following the disbanding of that troupe in
1954, he was assigned the creation of the Northern Command troupe,
which he led for three-and-a-half years.
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