Shosha Goren is an Israeli actress and comedian of Iraqi Jewish descent.
Shosha immigrated to Israel in 1951, while on a visit to the United States

United States

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, she abandoned her position as teacher of Hebrew Literature and Language, and went to pursue her acting career at Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...

 in New York. However, in 1980, she returned to Israel with her family.

She also starred in the 2007 Israeli film Jellyfish (film)

Jellyfish (film)

Jellyfish is a 2007 Israeli film based on a story by Shira Geffen and directed by her husband, Etgar Keret. The film tells the story of three women in Tel Aviv whose intersecting lives paint a pessimistic portrait of Israeli secular life. Batya, a waitress at weddings, comes across a mute child...

 alongside Sara Adler

Sara Adler

Sara Adler was a Russian Jewish actress in Yiddish theater who made her career mainly in the United States. She was the wife of Jacob Adler and the mother of prominent actors Luther and Stella Adler, lesser-known actors Jay, Julia Adler, Frances, and Florence...

.

She is married to Yitzhak Goren, an Egyptian Jewish writer and director.

External links

• Shosha Goren at IMDB