Azoulay-Hasfari worked on all aspects of this theater group: She participated in fundraising, screenwriting, production and acting. The theater group focused on representing the real experiences of people within local history, such as the first generation of holocaust survivors, and second generation of Mizrachim in Israel. She became one of the founding members of the Simple Theater Group, a multi-cultural team that enabled artists to express their cultural worldview and to become the central focus of their projects. In the early 1980s, Azoulay-Hasfari left Tel Aviv University. After her military service she went on to study theater and acting at Tel Aviv University. Upon completion of her high school education, Azoulay-Hasfari served her compulsory service in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) in the military theater. She studied at residential school called “Mae Boyar” in Jerusalem. Both of her parents immigrated to Israel from Morocco. In 2015, she was invited to speak at the United Nations headquarters in New York, in honor of International Women's Day, where she presented a screening of her film Orange People, in condemnation of child marriage.Īzoulay-Hasfari was born on Jin Beersheba, Israel. She is a women's rights activist, and has dedicated her career promoting awareness regarding social justice issues and cultural diversity. Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari ( Hebrew: חנה אזולאי-הספרי born June 29, 1960) is an Israeli actress, screenwriter, playwright, film director and a two-time winner of the Ophir Award. Plays: "Matchmaking Virgins" ( Cameri Theater), "Selichot" "Mimuna" ( Beit Lessin Theater) "Gila Asulin" The Arbitrator (Israeli TV series)
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