Ephraim Kishon

Photos of Ephraim Kishon and his family

Ephraim Kishon
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Ephraim Kishon and family
Ephraim Kishon with his family - from left to right: Dr. Amir Kishon; with his wife Ronit; Sara, "the best of all wives"; Ephraim, Renana, Dr. Rafael Kishon with his wife Orit. Ephraim's children as we know them from his stories. Renana at Zahal Rafi with Uzi Ephraim Kishon in his office with Renana - source for many satires.

Kishon and sports
Kishon playing chess. He created his own chess-computer - the Kishon-Chesster. For this game Ephraim tried to spend all the heir of his children. Ephraim Kishon loved playing chess. Knowing this game saved his life during the holocaust, when he played against the commander of his camp. Here you can see him playing with the world-champion Gari Kasparow.

Life
Ephraim Kishon at the Academy Awards, nominated was »The Policeman« (»Sallach« was the other movie that was nominated for the Oscar) Ephraim Kishon signing books. Ephraim and his sister Agnes plant a tree in the Yad Vashem Garden of the Righteous in Jerusalem.

Early Years
When Ephraim Kishon immigrated to Israel he lived for some years in a Kibbuz. He had to take water with these horses before he started a promising career as a latrine cleaner... Andras Stanko was his name when he had to hide from the Nazis. Here with his beloved motorbike "Dr. Kaltenbrunner". Both the bike and the Nazi were "made in Austria".