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Zohar was born and lived in Czernowitz with her family until in 1941.
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Miriam Zohar
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She is part of the Beit Lessin Theater in Tel Aviv. In Transnistria, she and her family were forced into hard labor in Nazi work camps. In 1944, the Soviet military liberated them from Nazi forces and Zohar and her family moved back to Czernowitz.
In 1946 her father was arrested and taken to the Soviet Union.
Shortly after his imprisonment, the rest of her family moved to Timisoara in Transylvania. In 1948, the family attempted to illegally immigrate to Palestine on the Pan New York
However, British ships captured the Pan York and the passengers were placed in detention camps in Cyprus. In 1949, she and her family finally made it to Israel.
In Israel, Zohar was invited to perform at a Yiddish theater where she was noticed by the Habimah.
In 1951, she auditioned and was accepted into the Habimah where she played until 1994. Zohar (meaning "splendor" in Hebrew) was a stage name she adopted when she worked with Habimah. During her time at the Habimah, she played many leading female roles in world-famous plays under the director, Hy Kalus.
She was especially noted for her versatile performance in her role as Martha in Who"s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
After leaving the Habimah, she started acting at the Beit Lessin, where she has worked with dramatist and director, Shemuel Hasfari. Zohar received an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University for her acting work.
In 2004, she was in the movie, The Schwartz Dynasty. In 2015, she was nominated for an Ophir Award as Best Actress for her performance in Fire Birds.
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Israel Prize Israel Prize; Aharon Ashman prize
The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.