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Shosh Atari

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Shosh Atari
שוש עטרי
Born(1949-11-24)November 24, 1949
Rehovot, Israel
DiedApril 1, 2008(2008-04-01) (aged 58)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupations
  • Radio presenter
  • television presenter
  • actress
Years active1970-2008
RelativesGali Atari (sister)
Yona Atari (sister)

Shosh Atari (Hebrew: שוש עטרי; November 24, 1949 – April 1, 2008) was an Israeli actress, television presenter and radio personality, born as Shoshana Atari (Hebrew: שושנה עטרי) in Rehovot.[1] She was the sister of Gali Atari and Yona Atari.

Biography

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In the 1970s Atari joined Kol Yisrael and in the 1980s she was one of the stars of Reshet Gimel, where she was the host of the music hit programs - "Chadash, Chadish, U-mechudash", "Lohet", and other programs edited by Tony Fine. Atari was also famous as the host of the popular TV game - Pitsuchim of the Israeli Educational Television channel. A few years ago, Atari had a kidney transplant operation after having a kidney disease. After the transplant she went to Reshet Gimel but got back to broadcasting a daily show in Radio Lev Hamedina. In 2007, Atari returned to television as a star of Hakol Dvash, a dramedy on Channel 2.

Death

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Atari died of a heart attack at her home on April 1, 2008. She was discovered by her two sisters. She was 58 years old, and buried at the Yarkon Cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Shosh Atari’s filmography (in Hebrew)
  2. ^ "Radio broadcaster Shosh Atari dies". Ynet. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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