HaGashash HaHiver was an iconic Israeli comedy trio. It was also known as the Gashashim. Its three members were Yeshayahu Levi ("Shaike"), Yisrael Poliakov ("Poli") (deceased) and Gavriel Banai ("Gavri").
The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements that would define the emerging national spirit. In addition to creating an Israeli style and sound, Israel's musicians have made significant contributions to classical, jazz, pop rock and other international music genres. Since the 1970s, there has been a flowering of musical diversity, with Israeli rock, folk and jazz musicians creating and performing extensively, both locally and abroad. Many of the world's top classical musicians are Israelis or Israeli expatriates. The works of Israeli classical composers have been performed by leading orchestras worldwide.
Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona, also titled Giv'at Halfon, is a cult Israeli comedy film produced in 1976. It is a good-hearted satire of the Israel Defense Forces which tells the story of a reserves company, watching the Egyptian border in Sinai. Characters such as the conman Sergio Constanza, the Egyptian-born Mr. Hasson, and the huge cook Yosifoun became classics.
Edwin Seroussi is an Israeli musicologist of Uruguayan origin. He is the Emanuel Alexandre Professor Emeritus of Musicology, chair of the Academic Committee of the Jewish Music Research Centre at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a visiting scholar in Jewish studies at Dartmouth College. He is the 2018 Israel Prize laureate in the field of Musicology. In 2024 he became a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Shaike Ophir was an Israeli film and theater actor, comedian, playwright, screenwriter, director, and the country's first mime.
Yosef "Yossi" Banai was a singer, actor in film and theater, songwriter, comedian, lyricist, and Israeli theater director. He was awarded the Israel Prize for Theater in 1998 and the Israeli Theater Award in 2004. Banai is considered one of the greatest performing artists in Israel.
Batzal Yarok (Hebrew: בצל ירוק was an Israeli theatre and entertainment troupe founded in 1957 by ex-members of the IDF army ensemble, Lahakat Hanahal.
Shalom Hanoch is an Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer.
Ehud Banai is an Israeli musician, songwriter and author, a member of the prominent Banai family in Israel.
Yisrael (Poli) Poliakov was an Israeli comedian and actor. Poliakov was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in Tel Aviv. He became one of the three members of the Israeli comedy group, HaGashash HaHiver.
Isaiahu (Shaike) Levi is an Israeli comedian, singer and actor. He is best known for his role in the Gashash HaHiver comedy trio, which won the Israel Prize in 2000.
Yuval Banay is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina.
Haim Moshe, born 20 September 1955 is an Israeli singer whose musical style has crossed over from Yemenite and Mediterranean "ethnic" music to include mainstream Israeli and western pop elements. He has helped Mizrahi music achieve wide popularity both in Israel and in Arab countries.
Rami Kleinstein is an Israeli singer and composer.
Naomi Polani was an Israeli musical director, theater director, singer, producer, actress and dancer. She was the Israel Prize laureate for Theater and Dance in 2019.
Riki Gal is an Israeli singer. Gal, who reached the height of her career in the 1980s, sings a mix of blues, folk and pop.
Shlomo Poliakov was a Russian-born Jewish footballer, who played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Petah Tikva and later as manager for several Hapoel clubs and for Hapoel Tel Aviv's youth team.
HaTarnegolim was an Israeli performing ensemble active in the early 1960s.
