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Jonathan Sagall

Jonathan Sagall is a Canadian-born Israeli actor, director and screenwriter, known for playing Momo in the Lemon Popsicle films.

born 1959Momo in Lemon PopsiclePoldek Pfefferberg in Schindler's ListDirecting Link CityThe film Lipstikka

Born: 23 April 1959, Toronto
Occupation: actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor

Jonathan Sagall was born in 1959 in Toronto

Sagall was born in Toronto to a Jewish family. Several relatives were Holocaust survivors. He moved to Israel with his family at the age of 3, grew up in Haifa and graduated from the Hebrew Reali School there. His mother, Ruth Sagall, was an actress at the Haifa Theatre.

He first acted in a 1977 television film. In 1978 he played Momo in Lemon Popsicle and returned to the role in later sequels. In 1983 he played the lead in Amos Guttman's Drifting, a role that earned him an acting award from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

He appeared in The Little Drummer Girl in 1984 and played Poldek Pfefferberg in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List. He also wrote and directed stage plays in Haifa and New York.

He wrote and directed the 1998 drama Link City, which won first prize at the Haifa International Film Festival. His film Lipstikka premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. Its funding drew public debate in 2010, and Sagall said the film does not compare the occupation to the Holocaust.