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Yonit Levi ( he, יונית לוי; born 12 July 1977) is an Israeli
In 2022, Levi conducted an interview with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House.
news anchor
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, television presenter
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and journalist
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.
Biography
Yonit Levi was born in theFrench Hill
French Hill ( he, הגבעה הצרפתית, ''HaGiv'a HaTzarfatit'', ar, التلة الفرنسية, ''at-tel al-faransiya''), also Giv'at Shapira ( he, גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא) is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusa ...
neighborhood of Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
to an Ashkenazi Jewish
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
family. Her father, Yoram, was born in the USSR, and her mother, Neomi, was born in Romania. She lived with her parents in Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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for a few years, where she attended Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
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.
In October 2011, she married Ido Rosenblum, an Israeli screenwriter, director and actor. The wedding was in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
. Their first child was born in November 2013 at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba
Kfar Saba ( he, כְּפַר סָבָא), officially Kefar Sava, is a city in the Sharon region, of the Central District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 110,456, making it the 16th-largest city in Israel. The population of Kfar Saba i ...
. Their second child was born in December 2015. In 2018, they had another child.
Media career
Levi is the chief news anchor of the flagship bulletin onKeshet 12
Channel 12 ( he, ערוץ 12), also known as Keshet 12 ( he, קשת 12), is an Israeli free-to-air television channel owned by Keshet Media Group. It launched on 1 November 2017 as one of two replacements of the outgoing Channel 2.
History
Is ...
. After finishing her army service as foreign news editor for the Army Radio
Army Radio ( he, גלי צה"ל lit. IDF waves) or Galei Tzahal, known in Israel by its acronym Galatz ( he, גל"צ), is a nationwide Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. The station broadcasts news, music, traffic reports ...
(Galei Tzahal, IDF
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Defence forces
* Irish Defence Forces
* Israel Defense Forces
*Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006
* Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917
Organizations
* Israeli Diving Federation
* Interac ...
Radio), Levi joined Israel Television News Company in 1998. In 2002, the former anchors Ya'akov Eilon
Ya'akov Eilon ( he, יעקב אילון, born 3 May 1961), Jacob Eilon, is an Israeli television presenter and journalist. Alongside Miki Haimovich, he was the anchor of Channel 2 (Israel), Channel 2's ''HaHadashot 12, HaHadashot 2'' and Chan ...
and Miki Haimovich
Miki Haimovich ( ; born 15 June 1962) is an Israeli television presenter and former politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Blue and White from 2019 to 2021.
Biography
Michal (Miki) Haimovich earned a BA in political science ...
moved to Channel 10, and at age 25, Levi was chosen as the anchor of Channel 2's prime time news program. A few years later, when her co-anchor resigned, she became the first woman in Israel to be appointed the sole anchor position of a prime-time newscast on a commercial channel. She has also served as the channel's field reporter for such international stories as the Japan tsunami disaster, the U.S. elections and wars in Gaza. Under Levi, the prime time news on Channel 2 remained the most watched Israeli daily program.
In January 2008, Levi conducted an interview with U.S. President George W. Bush
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at the White House
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. In July 2010, Levi interviewed U.S. President Barack Obama
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at the White House
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.
In 2015, Levi gave a rare interview to American journalist Charlie Rose
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Rose also co-an ...
of PBS
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, expressing personal opinions on Israeli current events.
In 2022, Levi conducted an interview with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House.
See also
* Israel Television News Company *Women in journalism and media professions
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*Women in Israel
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*Journalism in Israel
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References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levi, Yonit 1977 births Living people Israeli television personalities Israeli television presenters Israeli women journalists Israeli Ashkenazi Jews People from Jerusalem Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Soviet-Jewish descent Israeli television news anchors Israeli women television presenters