Nissan Nativ
Nissan Nativ (Hebrew: ניסן נתיב) (originally Notovich;[1] 1922 – 20 April 2008) was an influential Israeli director, actor and acting teacher.[2]
Biography
Nativ was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1922 and first moved to Mandate Palestine in 1937.[2] He joined the Jewish Brigade during World War II and served in the Armor Corps. He was a commander during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[2] After the war, Nativ enrolled at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2]
Nativ moved from Israel to Paris where he studied mime.[2] He worked as an Israeli theatre director and at Israel Radio when he returned from France.[2]
Nativ founded the Nissan Nativ School of Acting in 1963.[2] The renowned acting school holds classes in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.[2] Many of Israel's best known actors, such as Keren Mor, Tiki Dayan and Moshe Ivgi are alumni of Nativ's school.[2] Despite its success the school has suffered from financial difficulties during the 1990s and 2000s, which nearly forced it to close.[2]
The Israel Prize committee decided to confer the Israel Prize, for theatre, on Nativ in 2008 citing his contributions to Israeli theatre and culture.[2][3][4] The committee stated in its opinion that "You cannot imagine Israeli theater without Nissan Nativ."[2] It also cited Nativ's training of generations of Israeli actors and directors through his Nissan Nativ School of Acting.[2]
Nativ died before he could receive the Israel Prize in person.[2] He was found dead of an apparent heart attack in his apartment in Tel Aviv at the age of 86 on 20 April 2008.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nawoord redactie." Aleh 66: 4 (July–August, 2008), page 53.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 "Nissan Nativ dead at 86: Prominent Israeli theater persona found dead in Tel Aviv apartment, just weeks before accepting Israel Prize". Ynet. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) - Recipient's C.V.".
- ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) - Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient".