| Pnina Rosenblum | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 December 1954 |
| Place of birth | Petah Tikva, Israel |
| Knessets | 16 |
| Party | Likud |
Pnina Rosenblum (Hebrew: פנינה רוזנבלום, born 30 December 1954) is an Israeli businesswoman, model and media personality, who has also been involved in politics.
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Rosenblum was an actress and fashion model, known to foreign media in her youth as Pnina Golan. She appeared in the films Kasach (1984), Am Yisrael Hai (1981), Lo LeShidur (1981), Diamante Lobo (1976), and Malkat HaKvish (1971). She briefly debuted as a singer in 1983, in a bid to represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest. Her entry, Tamid Isha (Always a Woman) placed last.[1] In 1989 she founded highly successful cosmetics company, Pnina Rosenblum Ltd.
In 1999, she formed the independent list Tnufa ("Momentum") with Avi Balashnikov in order to run in the 1999 Knesset elections. Although her party failed to cross the electoral threshold, it won more votes than other minor parties such as the Green Party and Tzomet. Rosenblum later joined the Likud party, and on 10 December 2005 entered the Knesset after the defection of several Likud MKs to Kadima opened up spaces for new Likud members. However, her stint as an MK did not last long, as she lost her seat a few months later in the March 2006 elections.
In 2005, she was voted the 81st-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[2]
Rosenblum was born in Petah Tikva to parents of German and Iraqi descent.
In her autobiography, Rosenblum lists past affairs with many notable men, including Senator Ted Kennedy and actor Robert De Niro. In the early 1990s she married Moshe Haim, with whom she adopted two children. Following their divorce and re-marriage, Rosenblum divorced Moshe a second time and married an Israeli businessman.