Born:(1927-05-02)2 May 1927, Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
Died:4 August 2009(2009-08-04) (aged 82), Tel Aviv, Israel
Awards:Sam Spiegel Prize (1962), , Israel Cinema Council Prize (1970), , French Ministry of Culture honorary award (1975), , International Theater Institute Award (1995), , Brenner Prize (1998)