Gavriel Tsifroni
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Gavriel Tsifroni was an Israeli journalist.
. From the age of 14 he worked in a bakery delivering bread to the residents of the town. At the age of 16 he began working as a journalist in the Hebrew newspaper "Hazit HaAm", and later on for the Hebrew newspaper "Do'ar HaYom". He worked as a reporter of the "Daily Telegraph" and the "HaTzofe". In 1935, he began working for the Hebrew newspaper "HaBoker
", initially as a reporter in Tel Aviv, and afterwards as a branch manager in Jerusalem.
In 1962, Tsifroni was appointed as the editor of the "HaBoker
" newspaper, and he served in this position until the newspaper was shut down in 1965. Between 1969 to 1977, he served as a CEO of the Habima Theatre in Tel Aviv.
Tsifroni was married to Shulamit Tsifroni (1917 - 2008) née Abulafia, and together they had one daughter.
Tsifroni died on June 7, 2011 at age 96.
Biography
Tsifroni was born in Vilna in 1914. At the age of three he immigrated to Mandate Palestine with his family, which moved to Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. From the age of 14 he worked in a bakery delivering bread to the residents of the town. At the age of 16 he began working as a journalist in the Hebrew newspaper "Hazit HaAm", and later on for the Hebrew newspaper "Do'ar HaYom". He worked as a reporter of the "Daily Telegraph" and the "HaTzofe". In 1935, he began working for the Hebrew newspaper "HaBoker
HaBoker
HaBoker was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper in Mandate Palestine and Israel associated with the General Zionists.The paper was established in 1935 by the right-wing of the General Zionists, with the first edition published on 11 October that year...
", initially as a reporter in Tel Aviv, and afterwards as a branch manager in Jerusalem.
In 1962, Tsifroni was appointed as the editor of the "HaBoker
HaBoker
HaBoker was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper in Mandate Palestine and Israel associated with the General Zionists.The paper was established in 1935 by the right-wing of the General Zionists, with the first edition published on 11 October that year...
" newspaper, and he served in this position until the newspaper was shut down in 1965. Between 1969 to 1977, he served as a CEO of the Habima Theatre in Tel Aviv.
Tsifroni was married to Shulamit Tsifroni (1917 - 2008) née Abulafia, and together they had one daughter.
Tsifroni died on June 7, 2011 at age 96.