| Omer Goldman Esenkal | |
|---|---|
| עומר גולדמן | |
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| Born | (1989-03-04) 4 March 1989 (age 35) Ramat HaSharon, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | actress |
| Movement | Shministim |
| Spouse | Abdullah Esenkal |
Omer Goldman Granot Esenkal (born 4 March 1989) is an Israeli actress.
Biography
Omer Goldman Granot is the daughter of Naftali Granot, former deputy of Meir Dagan, head of the Mossad.
In 2008 she was sentenced to 21 days in military prison for refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. She was a member of the Shministim, a group of 40 high-school seniors who declared themselves conscientious objectors. She was sent to prison again after refusing to serve a second time.
She says her political awakening occurred after participating in a demonstration in the Palestinian village of Shufa where the |IDF had set up a roadblock and fired rubber bullets at the demonstrators
From 2014 to 2018, Goldman was the female lead in the Israeli TV series Shchuna, and in 2018, she appeared as a regular in the first season of False Flag.
Aside from working as an actress Goldman also started to work as a director since 2020. For the tv series Palmach she did not only act in 4 episodes but also directed 11 episodes herself.
Filmography
Acting
- 2013: Bitter Lemon (short)
- 2014-2018: Shchuna (TV series, 101 episodes)
- 2017: Hachaverim Shel Naor (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2017: Shilton Hatzlalim (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2018: False Flag (Kfulim) (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2019: Esau
- 2021: Palmach (TV series, 4 episodes)
Directing
- 2020-2021: Palmach (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2021-2023: On Our Own (TV series, 57 episodes)
- 2022-2023: Sky (TV series, 30 episodes)
References
- First Person: Omer Goldman - Financial Times 2008-11-22
- Father, forgive me, I will not fight for your Israel - The Sunday Times 2008-12-10 (archived)
- december18th.org (archived)
- whywerefuse.org
- Ed Asner: The Shministim - Huffington Post 2008-12-16
- Radio interview with Omer Goldman - The Current (2009-1-8), a radio program of CBC with Anna Maria Tremonti
External links
- Omer Goldman at IMDb
- "Omer Goldmans Website:"People who use violence are wrong!"". www.omergoldman.com.
- "Omer Goldman:"Father, forgive me, I will not fight for your Israel!"". The HyperTexts.
- Omer Goldman on Instagram
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