Nissan Nativ

Nissan Nativ (Hebrew: ניסן נתיב) (originally Notovich;^[1] 1922 - 20 April 2008) was an Israeli actor, director 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] However, 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

• List of Israel Prize recipients

References

1. ^ "Nawoord redactie." Aleh 66: 4 (July–August, 2008), page 53.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} "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. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3533889,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-07. 
3. ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) - Recipient's C.V.". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsah/NissanNativ/CvNissanNativ.htm. 
4. ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) - Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsah/NissanNativ/NsNissanNativ.htm. 

External links

• Nissan Nativ at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Nativ, Nissan
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Date of birth	1922
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Date of death	20 April 2008
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