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Nadav Levitan

Nadav Levitan was an Israeli film director, screenwriter, writer and songwriter whose work often dealt with kibbutz life.

1945 to 2010Films about kibbutz lifeThe film Stalin's ChildrenSongs for Chava Alberstein

Born: 21 April 1945, Kfar Masaryk
Died: 9 January 2010, Petah Tikva
Occupation: film director, screenwriter

Nadav Levitan was born in 1945 in Kfar Masaryk

Nadav Levitan was born in 1945 and grew up on Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk. His brother was the poet Amos Levitan.

After his army service he left the kibbutz. He studied philosophy, literature and theater at Tel Aviv University.

He worked as an editor at Maariv, taught acting and directed stage plays, some of which became hits. With Moli Shapira he founded the culture department of Galei Tzahal and edited programs there for 7 years.

He then moved to film and television, first with short films and 8 documentaries. His first feature, Intimate Story, came out in 1981, and Stalin's Children was screened at Cannes in 1988. He also wrote many songs recorded by his wife, the singer Chava Alberstein.

He won the Ophir Award for lifetime achievement in 2006. He died of a lung disease in 2010 and was buried in Ramat HaSharon.