Yosef Carmon ( he, יוסף כרמון; 14 June 1933 – 2 March 2022) was an

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i actor and theater director.

Early life and education

Born in Radom in 1933 to parents who were both

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and the only son out of five children, Carmon’s parents and three of his sisters were killed in the Treblinka extermination camp during the Holocaust. However, he and his surviving sister fled from persecution and they made

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in 1946 along with other orphans from the Holocaust. After arriving in Israel, Carmon lived in

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, where he worked in a chicken coop and a carpentry shop before serving in the

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. After his performance in the military band, he was recommended for performing at the

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. He studied acting and directing in London,

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Career

Stage

Between 1953 and 1959, he started work at the Cameri Theatre and after returning from the

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, he began acting in Israeli plays and films. Carmon was an actor at the Cameri Theater for over 50 years, participating in 40 plays, of them 17 by playwright Hanoch Levin, including the title role in ''

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'', for which he received the " David's Harp" award. Carmon also directed several plays at the theater, including some of Levin's works.

Film

In 1963, Carmon made his debut film appearance in the film ''Not a Word to Morgenstein'' directed by

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. He was also featured in

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’s 1972 film ''But Where Is Daniel Wax?''. Some of his other film appearances include '' Alila'', ''Mr. Baum'', ''Aunt Clara'' and ''Tel Aviv - Berlin''. Some of his prominent later film appearances include ''Epilogue'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2014).

Awards

* The "David's Harp" award for stage acting (''Job's Passion'') * The Cameri Prize * The Moshe HaLevi Lifetime Achievement award * The Rosenblum Lifetime Achievement award

Personal life

Carmon was married and had four children, Tzvika, Asaf, Avital and Michal, who are all in the entertainment industry. Asaf and his wife are also actors. In 2014, Carmon was diagnosed with

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. He gradually decreased his activity as an actor before retiring for good in 2019. Carmon died as a result of his illness on 2 March 2022, at the age of 88.

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