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Zakhor
HistoryFigure1932–2006

יוסי בנאי

Region: Jérusalem (quartier de Mahané Yehuda)

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Born in Jerusalem in 1932 into a Jewish family of Persian origin (the « Banai dynasty »), he grew up near the Mahané Yehuda market. Central figure of the Israeli scene, laureate of the Israel Prize for theater (1998). Famous for his Hebrew adaptations of songs by Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel and for his autobiographical solo shows.

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