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Yitzhak Noy

Yitzhak Noy was an Israeli writer, historian and radio broadcaster who worked at Kol Israel for 43 years.

1942 to 2022Kol Israel radio broadcastingHosting "Global Saturday"Children's and youth books

Born: 29 April 1942, Neta'im
Died: 19 May 2022, Neta'im
Occupation: writer, journalist, children's writer
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Brandeis University

Yitzhak Noy was born in 1942 in Neta'im

Yitzhak Noy was born Yitzhak Neustadt in 1942 in the moshav Neta'im, where he lived all his life. His father, Avraham Neustadt, came to the Land of Israel from Breslau in the Second Aliyah.

He served as a combat medic in the Paratroopers Brigade. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a doctorate in history at Brandeis University in Boston.

He joined Kol Israel in 1965 as a news reader and later wrote youth books that he read on children's radio. He hosted programs on foreign press, science and world affairs, including "The International Hour" and "Global Saturday". He also taught history at Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University, and some of his books were adapted for television.

He retired at the end of 2008 but continued to host "Global Saturday". In June 2019 he was suspended after racist remarks on air against Bedouins. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in April 2022 and died in May 2022.