Micha Shagrir
Micha Shagrir , Hebrew מיכה שגריר, born as Josef Michael Schwager (born November 1, 1937 in Linz ; died February 4, 2015 in Tel Aviv-Jaffa ) was an Austrian-Israeli filmmaker .
Life
After the annexation of Austria in August 1938, Josef Michael Schwager fled the Nazi racial persecution with his parents to Palestine . He lived in Heftziba until 1942 , later in Tel-Aviv and Cholon . He served in the Israel Defense Forces and there in the Paratrooper Brigade and was a member of Kibbutz Harel from 1955 to 1960 .
1958/1959 he was a news reporter for Hal Ha-Mishmar and from 1960 to 1964 for the radio station Kol Israel . As one of the main members of Israeli television , he was sent to study at the BBC in London . From the mid-1960s he directed and produced dozens of films that made him one of Israel's leading film producers . From 1968 to 1988 he ran Kastel Productions, one of the largest film producers in Israel, mainly focusing on documentaries . Together with Israel's most important filmmakers, he produced hundreds of documentaries. On October 3, 1980, his wife Aliza was murdered in a terrorist attack in Paris .
Works
Shagrir can refer to an extensive cinematic oeuvre. His film Bischofstraße 7 is related to his birthplace in Linz and was premiered in 2006 at the Linz film festival Crossing Europe .
Awards
- Great Golden Medal of Honor of the City of Linz for Services to Humanity (2008)
- Culture Medal of the State of Upper Austria (2009)
literature
- Alisa Douer : New territory. Israeli artists of Austrian origin. Picus, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-85452-407-2 , p. 246f. (Book accompanying the exhibition of the same name).
Web links
- Micha Shagrir in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- State cultural medal for Israeli filmmaker Micha Shagrir , near Upper Austria
- Decoration of honor of the city of Linz to Micha Shagrir , at the city of Linz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filmmaker Micha Schagrir has died
- ^ State Funeral for Paris Bomb Victim. In: JTA , October 8, 1980 (English).
- ↑ Award of Honor - Awarding of the Golden Decoration of Honor to Micha Shagrir, in: Press release from November 4, 2008 on the website of the City of Linz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shagrir, Micha |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brother-in-law, Josef Michael (maiden name); מיכה שגריר (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-Israeli filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th February 2015 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv-Jaffa |