Hanna Maron

Hanna Maron was born in 1923 in Berlin

Hanna Meierzak was born in Berlin in 1923. Encouraged by her mother, Rosa, she acted as a child in theater, radio and film, including a small part in Fritz Lang's M in 1931. After the Nazis came to power, she and her mother left for Paris, and the family later settled in Tel Aviv.

In 1940 she joined the Habima acting studio. During World War II she volunteered for the women's auxiliary service of the British army and later joined the Jewish Brigade's entertainment troupe.

In 1945 she became one of the founders of the Cameri Theater. Her role as Mika in He Walked in the Fields brought her wide attention, and she went on to lead roles in Pygmalion, The Glass Menagerie and Hello, Dolly!.

In February 1970 she was badly hurt in a terror attack at the Munich airport, and her leg was amputated. She returned to the stage in 1971. From 1983 to 1986 she starred in the TV series Krovim Krovim, and in 2000 she founded the Herzliya Theater Ensemble.

She was married to actor Yossi Yadin and later to architect Yaakov Rechter, with whom she had 3 children. She died in Tel Aviv in 2014.