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Ron Leshem Biography

Birth Name:Ron Leshem

Birth Place:Israel

Profession Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Won the Sapir Prize, Israel's highest literary award
  • Worked as a reporter in the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza
  • Quote: "Just as an actor can be a prostitute one evening and a king the next, and the stage gives him the opportunity to take a break from his life and to escape, that's how writing is for me: it's an opportunity to live under the skin of other people ․․․"
  • Quote: "Even though, in each of my characters I find myself and my unfinished business, I have no interest in writing myself as a character ․․․"
  • A novelist known for such books as "Beaufort" and "The Underground Bazaar․"
  • Served as head of programming and content for Keshet Broadcasting from 2006 until 2009
  • Was promoted to be the head of the news division at "Yediot Ahronot," the most widely circulated newspaper in Israel at the time
  • Was the deputy chief editor for the major newspaper "Ma'ariv" by the age of 26
  • Has spoken at Wesleyan University as part of the Contemporary Israeli Voices series
  • His books have been translated into more than 20 languages

Awards

  • 2007Award of the Israeli Film Academy-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2020Award of the Israeli Television Academy-Best Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020C21's International Drama Award-Best Non-English Language Drama Series: winner
  • 2020International Competition Award-Best Series: nominated
  • 2020International Competition Award-Best Series: winner
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated