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Meir Teomi | |
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מאיר תאומי | |
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Born | |
Died | August 10, 1947 49) | (aged
Cause of death | Terrorist attack |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1933–1947 |
Children | Oded |
Meir Teomi (Hebrew : מאיר תאומי; July 15, 1898 – August 10, 1947) was a Russian-born actor and immigrant to Mandatory Palestine in 1919 [1] who was murdered during a terrorist attack in 1947. He was the father of Israeli actor Oded Teomi . [2]
Teomi was performing on stage in the Hawaii Garden restaurant of Tel Aviv on August 10, 1947. An Arab gang from Al-Shaykh Muwannis stormed the cafe and shot five people dead, including Teomi. [1] [3] [4] Time magazine reported that it may have been "the first serious attack by Arabs on Jews since 1939." [5] The Arab Falastin newspaper incorrectly reported that the attack had been done by Yemenite Jews against Arabs, leading to a wave of Palestinian attacks against Yemenites. [6] The Haganah also carried out reprisals against Arab targets it believed were responsible for the attack. [3]