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Devorah Bertonov ( – April 19, 2010) was an Israeli pioneer of dance and stage arts.
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Biography
Devorah Bertonov was the daughter of Yehoshua Bertonov, one of the founders ofHabima Theatre
The Habima Theatre ( he, תיאטרון הבימה ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv.
History ...
in Moscow, who also won the Israel Prize. She was born in the Russian Empire. Her family immigrated
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
to the area of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
that would become Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...
in 1915 and settled 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 ...
. She studied dance in Berlin from 1929 until 1932.
Awards and recognition
Bertonov was awarded the Israel Prize in 1991. ''Making Way for a Green Leaf'' is a documentary about Bertonov filmed when she was 85./ref>
See also
* Dance of Israel * List of Israel Prize winnersReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bertonov, Devorah Israel Prize women recipients Israeli female dancers Israeli dancers 1910s births 2010 deaths People from Tel Aviv Israel Prize in dancing recipients Israeli people of Georgian-Jewish descent Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the Ottoman Empire