Kinor David (lit: "David's Harp") is an annual Israeli cultural award.

History

The Israeli newspaper

Yedioth Ahronoth ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...

presented the Kinor David Award from 1964 to 1986 for outstanding achievement in entertainment, theatre, film, music, and broadcasting. Awards were presented for the following categories: * Play/Show of the Year * Actor and Actress of the Year (theater/stage) * Actor and Actress of the Year (film) * Director of the Year * Best Film of the Year * Singer (female and male) of the Year * Band of the Year * Radio Program of the Year * TV Program of the Year * Composer of the Year * Lyricist of the Year * Best Dance/Ballet Show of the Year * Dancer (male and female) of the Year In 1994, Yedioth Aharonoth established a similar award, "Golden Screen". Ephraim Kishon awarded Kinor David 1964

Recipients

Gila Almagor Gila Almagor Agmon ( he, גילה אלמגור אגמון; born Gila Alexandrowitz; July 22, 1939) is an Israeli actress, film star, and author. In Israel, she is known as "queen of the Israeli cinema and theatre". Biography Gila Alexandrowitz (A ...

Yardena Arazi Yardena Shulamit Arazi (born Yardena Finebaum; he, ירדנה ארזי; September 25, 1951) is an Israeli singer and entertainer. In 2008 Arazi was named the most popular Israeli singer of all time at the 60th Independence Day celebration. Ear ...

Shlomo Artzi Shlomo Artzi ( he, שלמה ארצי) is an Israeli folk rock musician, composer, music producer, radio broadcaster columnist and singer-songwriter. He was born on November 26, 1949, in Moshav Alonei Abba. In the course of his career, he has so ...

Chocolate, Menta, Mastik Shokolad, Menta, Mastik ( he, שוקולד מנטה מסטיק, translate: Chocolate, Mentha, mint, Chewing gum, gum) was an Israeli female musical trio, active in the 1970s, composed of Yardena Arazi, and either (1972-1973) or . All the women ...

Ran Eliran Ran Eliran ( he, רן אלירן; born December 16, 1934), known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song," is an Israeli singer. Biography Ran Eliran (Menachem Leizerovich) was born in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine. He was the middle child among t ...

Hakol Over Habibi Hakol Over Habibi (Hebrew: הכל עובר חביבי, lit. "Everything goes by, my love"; also known in English as Habibi Group) was an Israeli musical band which represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song " Halayl ...

Nurit Hirsh Nurit Hirsh ( he, נורית הירש, b. Tel Aviv, August 13, 1942) is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor who has written over a thousand Hebrew songs. Three of her most famous and widely known songs are '' Ba-Shanah ha-Ba'ah'' (''Next ...

Ilanit Hanna Dresner-Tzakh ( he, חנה דרזנר; born 17 September 1947), better known by her stage name Ilanit (, ), is an Israeli singer. She was one of Israel's most popular singers from the late 1960s to the 1980s, both as a soloist and in the duo ...

Oded Kotler Oded Kotler ( he, עודד קוטלר; born 5 May 1937) is an Israeli actor and theatre director. He is best known for his role in the film '' Three Days and a Child'' (1967), for which he received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor ...

Shuli Natan Shulamit "Shuli" Natan ( he, שׁוּלָמִית „שׁוּלִי” נָתָן (born March 16, 1947) is an Israeli singer. She is best known for singing " Jerusalem of Gold" (''Yerushalayim Shel Zahav''), written by Naomi Shemer. Singing ca ...

Daniel Pe'er Daniel Pe'er (born Daniel Freudenreich, he, דניאל פאר; January 2, 1943 – September 28, 2017) was an Israeli television host and newsreader. Early life Daniel Freudenreich was born in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, to a Jewis ...

Orna Porat Orna Porat ( he, אורנה פורת; June 6, 1924 – August 6, 2015) was a German-born Israeli theater actress. Life and career She was born Irene Klein in Cologne, Germany, in 1924. Her father, Willi, was Catholic, and her mother, Elise, Pro ...

Dov Seltzer Dov (Dubi) Seltzer ( he, דב (דובי) זלצר; born 26 January 1932) is a Romanian-born Israeli composer and conductor. Biography Dov (Dubi) Seltzer began studying music at an early age. He studied theory and harmony with professors Alfred ...

Naomi Shemer Naomi Shemer ( he, נעמי שמר; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry." Her song " Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"), written in 1967 ...

Chaim Topol Chaim Topol ( he, חיים טופול; born September 9, 1935), also spelled Haym Topol, mononymously known as Topol, is an Israeli actor, comedian, singer, film producer, author, and illustrator. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye the ...

Haim Yavin Haim Yavin ( he, חיים יבין, born September 10, 1932), is an Israeli television anchor and documentary filmmaker. He was one of Israel's leading news presenters, associated with the job for so many decades that he was known as "Mr. Televisi ...

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Uri Zohar Uri Zohar ( he, אורי זוהר; 4 November 1935 – 2 June 2022) was an Israeli film director, actor and comedian who left the entertainment world to become an Orthodox rabbi. Biography Uri Zohar was born in Tel Aviv. His parents were Polis ...

* Ze'eva Cohen *

Dudu Topaz Dudu Topaz ( he, דודו טופז; September 20, 1946 – August 20, 2009) (born David Goldenberg) was an Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host. In August 2009 he committed suicid ...

Venue

* Culture Palace

References

{{reflist 1964 establishments in Israel 1986 disestablishments in Israel Israeli awards Recurring events established in 1964 Recurring events disestablished in 1986 Yedioth Ahronoth