Laizy Shapiro

Laizy Shapiro is an Israeli director and screenwriter known for the television series Srugim.

born 1973Creating the series SrugimThe student film EichaTelevision about religious Zionist life

Born: 13 May 1973, Rehovot
Occupation: screenwriter, film director, director
Education: Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Laizy Shapiro was born in 1973 in Rehovot

Eliezer (Laizy) Menachem Shapiro was born on 13 May 1973 in Rehovot. He grew up in Rehovot and in Karnei Shomron, the youngest of 4 children. His older brother Yossi Shapiro is a senior army officer.

He studied at the Tachkemoni school in Rehovot, at Yeshivat HaShomron and at the Birkat Moshe hesder yeshiva in Ma'ale Adumim. He studied Jewish history at the Hebrew University and guided tours in the Western Wall Tunnels. In 2001 he graduated with the 8th class of the Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts.

His graduation film Eicha tells of a settler girl born on Tisha B'Av who decides to change her name. It won an award at the Tel Aviv international student film festival. His television work mixes comedy and drama about the daily life of young religious Zionists.

With Chava Divon he created Srugim, a drama series about single religious Zionists in Jerusalem, broadcast on Yes. He directed the series and co-wrote it. The Israeli Film and Television Academy named it Best Drama.

He is married to actress Ronit Abrahamof. On 1 July 2013 stones were thrown at the family car on a road in Samaria, and he drove the damaged car to a nearby IDF checkpoint.