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Dorit Yerushalmi

Dorit Yerushalmi is a theater critic who teaches in the Theater Arts Department of Tel Aviv University and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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A promotional portrait of Hanna Rovina, looking concerned with her hand touching her face

Hanna Rovina

Called the "High Priestess of the Hebrew theater," Hanna Rovina was awarded the Israel Prize for Theater Arts for her contributions to the Habimah stage and her commitment to reviving the Hebrew language. Acting with the Habimah theater, she played many different parts over the course of six decades. A year before her death, Habimah named its large auditorium after her.

Ofira Henig

Ofira Henig

Ofira Henig is one of Israel's most prolific and influential theater directors. Henig began her career at the Habimah before becoming the artistic director of the Khan Theater in Jerusalem. In 2002 she became the artistic director of drama and dance at the Jerusalem International Festival. In 2004 she was appointed director of The Laboratory, a new experimental theater in Jerusalem.

Ruth Dar

Renowned Israeli designer Ruth Dar works consistently with the top directors in Israeli theater. Her talents as a set and costume designer are demonstrated in her fruitful and creative dialogue with her theatrical partners and the visual transposition of the director’s conceptual emphases.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Dorit Yerushalmi." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/yerushalmi-dorit>.