topol Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/topol/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 10 Mar 2023 03:42:32 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Fiddler On The Roof star Chaim Topol dead at 87 https://www.jwire.com.au/fiddler-on-the-roof-star-chaim-topol-dead-at-87/ https://www.jwire.com.au/fiddler-on-the-roof-star-chaim-topol-dead-at-87/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 06:21:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=145504 Israeli actor Chaim Topol, best known for his role as Tevye in the 1971 classic musical Fiddler On The Roof, has died aged 87 in Israel, a statement from the president’s office has announced. The Israeli president on Thursday described Topol as a “gifted actor who conquered many stages in Israel and overseas, filled the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/fiddler-on-the-roof-star-chaim-topol-dead-at-87/feed/ 0 145504 The ubiquitous ‘Fiddler’ again makes it way to the big screen https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ubiquitous-fiddler-again-makes-it-way-to-the-big-screen/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ubiquitous-fiddler-again-makes-it-way-to-the-big-screen/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:35:11 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=135613 How did a non-Jewish director make one of the best Jewish films of all time? Did Frank Sinatra think he could play the part of Tevye? And why did Israeli prime ministers Golda Meir and David Ben-Gurion leave a lasting impression on Norman Jewison, who directed the 1971 hit drama-comedy-musical “Fiddler on the Roof?” “Not […]

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