Uri Zohar

Biography

Uri Zohar was a prominent Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who later became an Orthodox rabbi. Born in Tel Aviv in 1935, he began his career in the entertainment industry in the 1950s, gaining fame for influential films like "Hole in the Moon" (1964) and "Three Days and a Child" (1967). Zohar's personal transformation led him to leave the industry and become a rabbi, dedicating the latter part of his life to religious study and community work.