Beit Lessin Theater ( Hebrew : תיאטרון בית ליסין , translit : Teatron Bet Lessin ) is a theater in Tel Aviv , Israel .
5-580: The theater was established in 1980 by Yaakov Agmon for the Histadrut . Over the years the theater has shown over a thousand contemporary American and European plays, as well as original productions. In 1993, Zippi Pines started managing the theater. It was separated from the Histadrut and started showing mostly original Israeli material reflecting the political and social situation in Israel. In 2003,
10-747: The America Israel Cultural Foundation . In 1964, Agmon established the Bimot Theatre . In 1978, he founded Beit Lessin Theater . From 1968, Agmon hosted a weekly radio talk show, She'elot Ishiyot, on Israel Army Radio . In 1995, Agmon was appointed general and artistic director of the Habima Theatre , in order to pull the theatre out of a financial crisis. He retired from the position in 2005, failing to achieve this goal, after much criticism. In 2010, Agmon
15-654: The age of 91. Between 1956-1958, Agmon served as the director of the youth section in the United Jewish Appeal and also as a columnist and the secretary of the Rimon weekly publication. In 1958, after a reorganization of the Cameri Theatre , Agmon was appointed general director, a post he held for the next four years. In 1962 Agmon went to study in the United States and served as an advisor for
20-790: The theater moved from Lessin House to the old residence of the Cameri Theater after it was remodeled. This venue having more seats allowed larger and more expensive plays to be produced, such as Chicago and Guys and Dolls . The theater's production "Mikveh" won the Israeli Theater Prize in 2005. In 2020, the theater hosted the finish for HaMerotz LaMillion 8 . 32°4′46″N 34°46′25.31″E / 32.07944°N 34.7736972°E / 32.07944; 34.7736972 Yaakov Agmon Yaakov Agmon ( Hebrew : יעקב אגמון ; 24 June 1929 – 16 December 2020)
25-675: Was an Israeli theater producer, manager, and director. Yaakov Agmon grew up in Tel Aviv , and was a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. He later moved to Kibbutz Harel , where he was involved with the planning and organization of events for the kibbutz movement. He was married to the actress Gila Almagor . Agmon died from pneumonia in the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan on December 16, 2020, at
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