Meir Teomi
Meir Teomi (15 July 1898–10 August 1947) was a Ukrainian-born actor and immigrant to Mandatory Palestine in 1919[1] who was murdered during a terrorist attack in 1947. He was the father of Israeli actor Oded Teomi.[2]
Death
Teomi was performing on stage in the Hawaii Garden restaurant of Tel Avivon August 10, 1947. An Arab gang from Al-Shaykh Muwannis stormed the cafe and shot five people dead, including Teomi.[1][3][4] Time Magazine reported that it may have been "the first serious attack by Arabs on Jews since 1939".[5] The Arab Falastin newspaper incorrectly reported that the attack had been done by Yemenite Jews against Arabs, leading to a wave of Palestinian attacks against Yemenites.[6] The Haganah also carried out reprisals against Arab targets it believed were responsible for the attack.[3]
Films and plays
- Sabra, 1933
- This Is the Land, 1935
References
- ^ a b "The Centennial of "The Jewish Mayflower" - the Zionist Celebrities on Board of the "Russlan"". Museum of the Jewish People. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Oded Teomi to receive Life Achievement Award". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ a b "Murder by the Yarkon River". סגולה. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "FIFTH VICTIM OF CAFE MASSACRE SUCCUMBS | The Palestine Post | 12 August 1947 | Newspapers | The National Library of Israel". www.nli.org.il. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "PALESTINE: End of a Dance". Time. 1947-08-18. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Jacobson, Abigail; Naor, Moshe (2016-12-06). Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 978-1-5126-0007-0.
External links
- Meir Teomi at IMDb
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