Yaakov Agmon
Encyclopedia
Yaakov Agmon (born 1929) is an Israel
i theatre producer, manager, and director.
, and was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair
youth movement. He later moved to Kibbutz
Harel
, where he was involved with planning and organization of events for the kibbutz movement.
Between 1956-1958, Agmon served as the director of the youth section in the United Jewish Appeal
and also as a columnist and the secretary of the Rimon weekly publication.
In 1958, after a reorganization of the Cameri Theatre, Agmon was appointed general director, a post he held for the next four years.
In 1962 Agmon went to Study in the United States. In those years he served as an advisor for the America Israel Cultural Foundation
.
Agmon established the Bimot Theatre in 1964, and the Beit Lessin Theater
in 1978
.
In 1995, Agmon was appointed general and artistic director of the Habima Theatre, in order to pull the theatre out of a financial crises. He retired from the position in 2005, failing to achieve this goal, after much criticism.
In 2007, Agmon was awarded the Israeli theater award for his life's work.
In 2010, Agmon was appointed general manager of the Arabic-Hebrew theater of Jaffa.
Agmon is married to the actress Gila Almagor
.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i theatre producer, manager, and director.
Biography
Agmon grew up in 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...
, and was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair is a Socialist–Zionist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine...
youth movement. He later moved to Kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
Harel
Harel, Israel
Harel is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located near Latrun with an area of 12,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 149....
, where he was involved with planning and organization of events for the kibbutz movement.
Between 1956-1958, Agmon served as the director of the youth section in the United Jewish Appeal
United Jewish Appeal
The United Jewish Appeal was a Jewish philanthropic umbrella organization that existed from its creation in 1949 until it was folded into the United Jewish Communities, which was formed from the 1999 merger of United Jewish Appeal , Council of Jewish Federations and United Israel Appeal, Inc.In...
and also as a columnist and the secretary of the Rimon weekly publication.
In 1958, after a reorganization of the Cameri Theatre, Agmon was appointed general director, a post he held for the next four years.
In 1962 Agmon went to Study in the United States. In those years he served as an advisor for the America Israel Cultural Foundation
America Israel Cultural Foundation
The America Israel Cultural Foundation was established in 1939 to support the growth and development of Israel. Originally established as the American Fund for Palestinian Institutions, after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 the name was changed to the American Fund for Israeli...
.
Agmon established the Bimot Theatre in 1964, and the Beit Lessin Theater
Beit Lessin Theater
Beit Lessin Theater is a theater in Tel Aviv, Israel.Established in 1978 by Yaakov Agmon for the Histadrut, the theater resided in Lessin House until moving to the old residence of the Cameri Theater in 2003....
in 1978
.
In 1995, Agmon was appointed general and artistic director of the Habima Theatre, in order to pull the theatre out of a financial crises. He retired from the position in 2005, failing to achieve this goal, after much criticism.
In 2007, Agmon was awarded the Israeli theater award for his life's work.
In 2010, Agmon was appointed general manager of the Arabic-Hebrew theater of Jaffa.
Agmon is married to the actress Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor is an Israeli actress, film star, and author.-Biography:Gila Almagor was born four months after the death of her father, Max Alexandrowitz, a Jewish immigrant from Germany who was killed by an Arab sniper while working as a policeman in Haifa...
.