Nissim Aloni was an Israeli playwright and translator.
11 Facts About Nisim Aloni
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Nisim Aloni was born Nissim Levi to poor Bulgarian Jewish immigrant parents in Mandate Palestine.
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Nisim Aloni's family lived in Florentin, a low-income neighborhood in south Tel Aviv, which later became an inspiration for his work.
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Nisim Aloni wrote for the weekly BaMahane, and fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
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Nisim Aloni studied history and French at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Nisim Aloni died on 13 June, 1998 at a hospital in Tel Aviv.
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In 1963, Nisim Aloni teamed up with Yossi Banai and Avner Hezkyahu to create the "Seasons Theater", for which Nisim Aloni wrote and produced the play The American Princess.
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Nisim Aloni began writing skits for the comedy troupe Hagashash Hachiver, and produced some of their programs, such as Cinema Gashash and Cantata for Shawarma.
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Nisim Aloni's other plays include The Gypsies of Jaffa, The Revolution and the Chicken, Lukas the Coward, The Raucous Dying, Napoleon Dead or Alive.
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Nisim Aloni held actress Hanna Rovina in high esteem, and wrote a play, Aunt Liza, specifically for her to act the lead part.
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Nisim Aloni has published a collection of prose, Notes of a Stray Cat.