Emmanuel Pinto

Emmanuel Pinto was born in 1962 to an observant family from Algeria. He studied history and international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and acting at the Nissan-Nativ Acting Studio. In 1994 he moved to Paris and established a theater group, Ama. Since returning to Israel in 2008, Pinto has taught theater and writing in various frameworks. He is also a script-writer and translator from French to Hebrew. His first book, Daniel, was published in 2000 and was awarded the Ministry of Culture Award for Debut Novel.

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