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Maya Gassner

Maya Gassner is an Israeli actress, screenwriter and director who has made films with community groups and teaches acting and public speaking.

born 1975Community films with local groupsTeaching acting and public speakingSocial work through acting

Born: 11 June 1975, Soviet Union
Occupation: actor
Education: Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Maya Gassner was born in 1975 in Soviet Union

Maya Gassner was born on June 11, 1975, in Moldova, then part of the Soviet Union. She immigrated to Israel in 1981 and grew up in Karmiel.

In the army she served in Golani's 51st Battalion as an education NCO. She later studied international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She then trained as an actress at the Yoram Loewenstein studio and graduated with honors.

She also studied screen acting, clowning in France, Shakespeare, and writing for theater and prose with several teachers. For years she did social work with minorities and at-risk groups in Israel and abroad.

From 2013 to 2016 she wrote and directed films with community groups, including youth from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, caregivers from the Gaza border area and seniors in Sderot. Through the Lahav association she led many groups using acting and psychodrama. She teaches acting, screen acting and public speaking, and lectures on rhetoric.

Maya Gassner's life in 6 milestones

1975
Born in Moldova, Soviet Union.
1981
Immigrated to Israel.
2013
Wrote and directed the film "All Inclusive" with Nahal Oz youth.
2014
Wrote and directed "War Lexicon" with caregivers from the Gaza border area.
2015
Made a music video and a short documentary with youth in Rishon LeZion.
2016
Wrote and directed "Super Grandma" with seniors in Sderot.